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Quicksilver

Callie Hart

4.26 AVERAGE

seaton1222's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jaymo250's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

booklover0115's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

constellationsvale's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennajlewisx's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Plot - ☆ ☆ ☆

Characters - ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Writing style - ☆ ☆ ☆
Ease of reading - ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

I found Quicksilver interesting enough to keep listening, mostly because the audiobook narrators are excellent and bring the characters to life. There are also a few twists at the end that I enjoyed.

The romance felt hollow and unearned. I didn’t understand why the main characters wanted to be together at the beginning and there was no chemistry or slow build-up. The story kept me engaged, but the relationship did not feel convincing.

The plot felt very derivative of ACOTAR, and some parts were confusing, for example, one character disappeared for most of the book without explanation, only to reappear near the end.

I really enjoyed the part where Saeris speaks to the gods. That felt fresh and original and added an interesting layer to the story.

Overall, the audiobook is worth listening to and kept me engaged but it’s not the best romantasy book, especially if you’re used to reading Sarah J Maas.