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achilleanshelves's review against another edition
4.0
What a conclusion this was! I enjoyed The Devouring Gray but found this sequel book to be much more fast-paced and engaging with high stakes. The characters from the first book are built upon and explored in amazing ways and the lore of Four Paths is amazingly explained; this was a great sequel and conclusion to the duology.
purple676's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the first book more. I think it should have been a stand alone instead of a duology
writer_gabby's review
3.0
3,45*
Read it in Audiobook - really liked the narator, I could tell very well who was speaking and the song... so good, didnt expect.
The book is good, I liked it, I dont think is anything especial, but I really enyoed it. Kinda of confusing in the end, some plot twists felt kinda off, but in general I really liked how things ended, and I recomend this series if you looking for some fun quick read, with a creppy tone into it (that was my favorite part, tbh)
Read it in Audiobook - really liked the narator, I could tell very well who was speaking and the song... so good, didnt expect.
The book is good, I liked it, I dont think is anything especial, but I really enyoed it. Kinda of confusing in the end, some plot twists felt kinda off, but in general I really liked how things ended, and I recomend this series if you looking for some fun quick read, with a creppy tone into it (that was my favorite part, tbh)
gen_nh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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medium-paced
4.0
cosmicjess's review against another edition
2.0
i wish i loved this dammit! i loved [b:The Devouring Gray|36535913|The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray #1)|Christine Lynn Herman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543850974l/36535913._SX50_.jpg|58262762] so much, it was a story that had me hooked, i couldn't sotp reading it to the point where i finished it in one night. and i was left with this longing feeling for the next installment.
well, here's the next installment and i couldn't feel more lukewarm about it. i dunno what it is about last books in the series and the lack of excitement or fulfillment i've been feeling this year, but it's really bumming me out. there wasn't much keeping me invested in this story besides a few of the characters, and that's a huge change from the end of the first book, where i loved most of the main crew if not all of them. where i was rooting for their victories and upset over their situations.
in particular, the one character i feel i've stayed the same in my love with is isaac. he was my favourite in the first book and he remained my favourite in this one. he really gave me life, with his development and the problems he overcame with his brother gabriel, who i surprisingly wish we knew more about. i think the sullivan piece of the founder's group was the most interesting of the backstories.
and may hawthorne was an unsuspecting character i began to care for, too. her growth from where we saw her in the first book to now really shook me to my core. i can't help but root for her, or actually feel on the edge of my seat when she chose options that wouldn't benefit her. you go girl, give me everything!
all in all, i'm probably gonna forget how upset this conclusion made me because i'm going to want to keep the fun and adoration i had for the first book in my mind. let's forget this book ever happened, alright? alright!
well, here's the next installment and i couldn't feel more lukewarm about it. i dunno what it is about last books in the series and the lack of excitement or fulfillment i've been feeling this year, but it's really bumming me out. there wasn't much keeping me invested in this story besides a few of the characters, and that's a huge change from the end of the first book, where i loved most of the main crew if not all of them. where i was rooting for their victories and upset over their situations.
in particular, the one character i feel i've stayed the same in my love with is isaac. he was my favourite in the first book and he remained my favourite in this one. he really gave me life, with his development and the problems he overcame with his brother gabriel, who i surprisingly wish we knew more about. i think the sullivan piece of the founder's group was the most interesting of the backstories.
and may hawthorne was an unsuspecting character i began to care for, too. her growth from where we saw her in the first book to now really shook me to my core. i can't help but root for her, or actually feel on the edge of my seat when she chose options that wouldn't benefit her. you go girl, give me everything!
all in all, i'm probably gonna forget how upset this conclusion made me because i'm going to want to keep the fun and adoration i had for the first book in my mind. let's forget this book ever happened, alright? alright!
belle_fiction's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great and very satisfying conclusion to The Devouring Gray.
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dvrk_academic's review against another edition
4.0
A heartfelt conclusion to The Devouring Gray duology. I'm so sad that the series is now concluded. I had hoped that we would get a few books in this world. I remember finishing The Devouring Gray and being sad that The Deck of Omens wont be out for another year. The author's writing was just as captivating. Building such a complex world and equally complex characters is jaw dropping. The way it all weaves together was interesting to read. AND THAT PLOT TWIST. DID NOT SEE IT COMING OMG! It gave me whiplash tbh. The representation in this book was a good start but I would have loved to see more of it. I did feel the ending was rushed a little, maybe it could have done with an extra chapter or two but overall, all the loose ends were tied up neatly. Thank god Christine didn't kill any of our children off HAHAHA. I'd be very interested to read her future novels!
efjens's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 again. Not sure I loved this as a sequel, but if I thought of it as a closely related stand alone, it worked better for me. Some of the threads just didn't seem to line up well between the two books, but others threads followed through really nicely. I defintely enjoyed the atmosphere and mood though! It was another great, fast paced read!