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pagesforages's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Genocide, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Grief, Violence, Medical content, Blood, Trafficking, Genocide, and Medical trauma
Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Alcohol
veronikahvee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
MY HEART!!! *SCREAMS INTERNALLY*
Oh boy!! This book!! THIS!! BOOK!!
If I loved the first book then this one I LOVE with all caps. What growth from book 1 to 2! The stakes!! Higher than Ever!! The tension, the ANGST! The plot grew more intricate with every page, the mysteries unfolding a little only to show how much more was left to uncover and piece together. The foreshadowing was clever, the plot twists came for my throat. The humour was spot on, the friendship moments made me smile so hard and the romance MADE MY HEART ACHE!!! GOD!! THE SLOW BURN IS PAINFUL AND ENDEARING AND SOFT AND FUNNY AND DID I MENTION PAINFUL???? BUT AT LEAST WE GOT THAT KISS!! SURE, THERE CAME ANGST x1000 AFTER BUT THE ANGST WAS GOOD TOO SO!!
Amélie Wen Zhao's writing is so beautiful and engaging to read, I'm so happy I'm reading her work. And she nails the alternation between the three PoVs so damn well. It kept me on my toes, kept me reading and wanting to see what came next. Never once did I felt that jarring feeling badly done pov switcharoos can leave you with. It was done at the right moments and you can tell.
The characters have me in a tighter chokehold than before. I ADORE them! Ana, Ramson, Linn and newcomer Kaïs! Their growth as singular people and as a group was beautiful. Their hard choices, their moments of bonding, even the moments of "do/can I trust them?", all *chef's kiss*
I can't wait for more of them. especially since Amélie separated my ragtag gang and now I aM IN PAIN!! I mean, I know WHY, it MAKES SENSE!! But I am also an EMOTIONAL BEING!!
I read Blood Heir at the start of the year and have been eagerly awaiting the (super delayed) arrival of Red Tigress, so when it arrived and I finished my previous reading (another fave) I immediately started this! It didn't disappoint, not even in the slightest.
And Amélie's writing of all the darker and heavier themes in this story is really on point. It's poignant, it's hard, it's full of heart and hope.
I can't stop sending my friends brainwaves and hope they get curious enough from my ramblings. I need humans to talk to about this!
Well, time to wait for the third book I guess T^T
Oh boy!! This book!! THIS!! BOOK!!
If I loved the first book then this one I LOVE with all caps. What growth from book 1 to 2! The stakes!! Higher than Ever!! The tension, the ANGST! The plot grew more intricate with every page, the mysteries unfolding a little only to show how much more was left to uncover and piece together. The foreshadowing was clever, the plot twists came for my throat. The humour was spot on, the friendship moments made me smile so hard and the romance MADE MY HEART ACHE!!! GOD!! THE SLOW BURN IS PAINFUL AND ENDEARING AND SOFT AND FUNNY AND DID I MENTION PAINFUL????
Amélie Wen Zhao's writing is so beautiful and engaging to read, I'm so happy I'm reading her work. And she nails the alternation between the three PoVs so damn well. It kept me on my toes, kept me reading and wanting to see what came next. Never once did I felt that jarring feeling badly done pov switcharoos can leave you with. It was done at the right moments and you can tell.
The characters have me in a tighter chokehold than before. I ADORE them! Ana, Ramson, Linn and newcomer Kaïs! Their growth as singular people and as a group was beautiful. Their hard choices, their moments of bonding, even the moments of "do/can I trust them?", all *chef's kiss*
I can't wait for more of them.
I read Blood Heir at the start of the year and have been eagerly awaiting the (super delayed) arrival of Red Tigress, so when it arrived and I finished my previous reading (another fave) I immediately started this! It didn't disappoint, not even in the slightest.
And Amélie's writing of all the darker and heavier themes in this story is really on point. It's poignant, it's hard, it's full of heart and hope.
I can't stop sending my friends brainwaves and hope they get curious enough from my ramblings. I need humans to talk to about this!
Well, time to wait for the third book I guess T^T
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Slavery
Trafficking is re: human trafficking
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