Reviews with content warning for Death - The Crown of Gilded Bones

Ohhh Man. If you thought Poppy was a badass in the first two books, you are gonna ADORE her in this one! There is so much to love in this book! The only thing I wish is that we'd gotten to see Cas properly meet Miss Willa....Well, I mean, there's a couple other things I wish, but those are buried in spoiler country, so...not gonna tell you here. This book reveals SO MANY SECRETS! My head's still spinning. Loved it. Can't wait for the next one!

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wackly93's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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annikareads_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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fireheart_2010's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It has some hilarious banter, a little too much spice, a bit of an unhealthy relationship, violence, blood, and child death, and betrayal but, it was a great read as it was well written, keeps you on your toes, has a strong female lead who is only becoming stronger, we see more of the world, and get to know new characters. The ending was a masterpiece and I’m eager to read the 4th one

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folkofthebook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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? No

3.5

While enjoyable, my main complaint is the repetition in this book. JLA has a tendency to repeat jokes, phrases, and reiterate information a bit much in all her series, but this book really pushes it for me. Of course Poppy's going to have a million questions, she was raised in an extremely controlled environment and part of a society that's been lied to for centuries about their entire history and even the present day. Give her a break.
At this point, I'm feeling like books 1 & 2 should've been combined, and I have a feeling I'm going to think this book and book 4 should as well. The series needn't be drawn out the way she's deciding to go because it's sacrificing the quality of storytelling for readers in favor of selling more books.

I know you love to write JLA but I'm begging you to hire a new developmental editor again.

That being said, I still love Cas and Poppy (and no I won't lose my shit

when there's threesome/throuple Joining.

)

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alyssasaurus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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hannalizzy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was incredible. My favorite in the series so far! Poppy’s character development in this book is fierce, and one to admire. There were a few jaw dropping moments where I audibly gasped, and I burned through the book very quickly because I could hardly put it down. Casteel and Poppy are one of my favorite fictional couples ever and Poppy is SO badass. I CANNOT wait for the next book!

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