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barf_mobile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
walking_library's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
4.5
quizzicalchris's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking
Minor: Pedophilia
zoestertoaster's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
knittedallie's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
Best read with a very fresh memory of The Goblin Emperor and The Witness for the Dead
opportune's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.25
auniverseinside's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.0
scarletcat13's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
bergha1998's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
3.75
I enjoyed this one quite a lot more than the first of the series. The twists and turns of the multiple mysteries were intriguing, and I found this one far less depressing. I would love more romance, but I get why it is the way it is.
Character development, World building
“It made me feel better, as if all problems were inherently solvable, as if no answer I chose would be wrong.”
“It was not, after all, so heavy that I could not carry it, and while it was unwise to hope the damage might miraculously be repaired, it was also unwise to forget that I had thought myself destroyed once before and been wrong.”
Character development, World building
“It made me feel better, as if all problems were inherently solvable, as if no answer I chose would be wrong.”
“It was not, after all, so heavy that I could not carry it, and while it was unwise to hope the damage might miraculously be repaired, it was also unwise to forget that I had thought myself destroyed once before and been wrong.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia
kristinecanwrite's review against another edition
5.0
A soft, but nonetheless devastating portrait of the kinds of grief and shame that eat people alive. While this is probably the slowest and most focused of the generally slow and wide-lensed series, and there were places where I missed some of the verve of Witness for the Dead, I was still absolutely obsessed. There are plenty of dangling threads to leave me salivating for the next book, but honestly I'm still screaming about all the times people tried to tell Thara they would love him even if he weren't useful, and will be waiting in the hope that book three is just 200 pages of Iana and Thara talking about opera and feelings.