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The Poison Song by Jen Williams

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plumquin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

flutist59's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

aub777's review against another edition

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5.0

Crying in the club*

*my couch surrounded by my cats.

This book was beautiful and so creative. I’ve never read anything like this series and I have the biggest book hangover I have had for a while.

lolsford's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

5.0

crimsoncor's review against another edition

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4.0

I wasn't particularly disappointed in the series, but I do think it could have been great and instead was merely very good. The characters are interesting and engaging. The world building is interesting. And it avoids feeling like a rote fantasy novel. Hest's storyline continues to be the weakest. There is so much about it that doesn't fully make sense (both her behavior and that of the Kerrigen-esque leader of the Jurre'lia. It is a sign of how good the rest of the books are that the series survives this wound.

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Noon's sacrifice at the end was reminiscent of the ending of the Poppy War trilogy, though more optimistic than that.

saadiyya_reads786's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow....I cried at the end. Noon transformed herself from a scared girl to a brave hero. Please do yourself a favor and read this series. Everyone coming together for the final stand.