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Valiant by Holly Black

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lcvesbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

4,5 ☆ this book was very comforting i don’t know why i just loved it. please read it.

jessicaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I usually love Holly Black’s writing but I hated the story of this book.

spookynerd00's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Even more urban than the other modern faerie tales. I found it to drag at different points. Val was a fine MC, and Luis is cool (and knowing about Luis is useful for Ironside), but none of the characters really spoke to me.

Another book that has a cool premise, but I mainly enjoyed as a means of getting more world building.

melinoedevours's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

karouty's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.5

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sam_hartwig's review against another edition

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2.0

Sadly, I didn't enjoy this as much as Tithe. I couldn't connect with any of the characters, or the story. This also felt more like a 1.5 story instead of an actual sequel. I wonder if any of this story will even have a mention in Ironside... It felt more like a non-essential filler to me. Luckily it wasn't very long listening to it on audio book.

It obviously follows the events of Tithe, but it features all different characters and doesn't actually mention the events of Tithe. Roiben (and a lesser extent Kaye) is at the end, but that's the only connection I could see.

I have to say that I absolutely 100% enjoyed the Folk of the Air series more. Also, on a side note that's slightly spoilery... I just couldn't get over the fact that Val wanted to make out with a troll