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The Empress of Time by Kylie Lee Baker

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saraiphim's review

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

night_owl9's review

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

kitten_nugget's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I was sooooo bored by this sequel. After falling in love with the first book I expected the same exciting twists and turns that kept me coming back in the first book, but they weren’t there. I felt the sequel to be an entirely unnecessary piece of the story and that a few chapters could have been tacked on to book 1 and I would’ve been far happier with the outcome. The storyline jumps rapidly from quest to quest just for Ren to do what she was always inevitably going to do. Truly a disappointing sequel.

dreamer626's review

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

kwolfie's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book was as lyrical and gory as the first one, but my memory faded because I read it 4 years ago. I have also read a lot more now, so this rating is a bit more realistic than my first. It was still super easy and quick to read, the action keeping you in the story. However, the ending was lackluster to me and I really wanted it to go differently in many different ways, and I saw one of the plot twists coming from the first foreshadowing of it. None of it was surprising or earth shattering, but I still had a fairly good experience reading it.

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