Reviews

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

illari_alai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

4.25 ⭐️'s

Oh how I love Elizabeth Lim, and the world of Lor'yan and especially Edan and Maia! My heart is aching and I am STRESSED AF going into book two.

😳😭🫠

general_riegan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I love how the plot and details of Spin the Dawn overlap with the world of Six Crimson Cranes!!

Altogether, this was a pretty good book! I liked the magic system of the world and the characters! You can definitely tell that this is one of Lim’s first books, however. Still, it was great to see how Spin the Dawn walked so that Six Crimson Cranes could fly. It was also nice to get some more insight in the world itself!

yasmeexn's review against another edition

4.0

haven’t read a YA fantasy in so long but it was sooo good

leahbelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ginalee52's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

emleeaustin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

3.5

hemlock_austin's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ghostworldx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I enjoyed the book. I was 70% done with it when I got into a reading slump though. I had read the other 3 books the author had written and I liked those more than her 1st book. I think I and high expectations to be wowed by her debut just as much as I had been by her other series. 

I like adventure books so I still enjoyed it a lot. I think I just wanted to like the characters more. The main character was ok but I feel like she didn't have a lot of voice compared to the characters from the author's 3 other books. 

linara4522's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed it. Although it felt as though I'd read it before.

jnishi's review against another edition

5.0

Wonderfully written story. Lyrical writing, great characters, and a deep, beautiful love story that felt believable and had me rooting for them and crying for them.