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unicorn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-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? Yes
5.0
margotblue's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide and Vomit
leeniela's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
trindaq's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
heathermcintire13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
lostinagoodbook's review
5.0
Looks like today is the day for me to post my 5-star I-love-this author reviews.
I LOVE this author. She is so consistently good. Her books are fae-filled, magical, and captivating. But old school, Irish type fae … if you’re into folk tale fae this is good. If you’re into gothy fae this is probably not going to do it for you.
This is another solid series from Ms. Marillier. Excellent characters, in particular the main character Liobhan. She is the epitome of a strong female character in my opinion. Yes she is good at spying and fighting and such. She is strong and independent and intelligent, but she is also an artist. She is good at way more than beating people up. Also, she cries. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I was so surprised when she would just openly cry in front of people when she was truly hurt or sad, and I had to sit with that for a minute. I had trouble reconciling for a moment this kick ass girl with someone who could show emotion openly and without embarrasment … how feminist of me. (ha!)
Which really goes to show what a good job the author does of creating characters with realistic human characteristics. Add to that the excellent world building and storylines and her books are must reads for people who love epic fantasy. Please do yourselves a favor and pick up a book, any book by Ms. Marillier. Wouldn’t hurt if you started with these ones!
Disclaimer: I received this book free from Netgalley
I LOVE this author. She is so consistently good. Her books are fae-filled, magical, and captivating. But old school, Irish type fae … if you’re into folk tale fae this is good. If you’re into gothy fae this is probably not going to do it for you.
This is another solid series from Ms. Marillier. Excellent characters, in particular the main character Liobhan. She is the epitome of a strong female character in my opinion. Yes she is good at spying and fighting and such. She is strong and independent and intelligent, but she is also an artist. She is good at way more than beating people up. Also, she cries. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I was so surprised when she would just openly cry in front of people when she was truly hurt or sad, and I had to sit with that for a minute. I had trouble reconciling for a moment this kick ass girl with someone who could show emotion openly and without embarrasment … how feminist of me. (ha!)
Which really goes to show what a good job the author does of creating characters with realistic human characteristics. Add to that the excellent world building and storylines and her books are must reads for people who love epic fantasy. Please do yourselves a favor and pick up a book, any book by Ms. Marillier. Wouldn’t hurt if you started with these ones!
Disclaimer: I received this book free from Netgalley
lcarolyn_author's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I love literally everything Juliet Marillier writes and this was no exception! She's an auto-read author.
sylaratheranger's review against another edition
I was so excited to get into this sequel, and I enjoyed most of the book up until the ending. As with the first book, I was not a huge fan of the Otherworld elements and they take much more of a central role in this second installment. If those parts are your favorite, then you will likely love this book. The ending is not all that surprising with the kind of fairytail-esque books that Marillier writes, but it was not something I enjoyed.