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skylarkblue1's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
Loving this trend of book sequels being just as good if not better than the first book. If you loved the first book - or even just slightly liked it! - you absolutely need to get this.
Seven, Valley and Thorn are back! After facing off with the nightbeast in book 1 and succeeding, the trio are back with participating in the Golden Frog Games! A quadrennial olympic style event for all the young witches in the Twelve Towns! But tensions against Spares haven’t gone from the conclusion before, and when mysterious hexes start flying from unknown places, Seven’s powers could cause major trouble, and the nightbeast not fully being out of the picture, chaos soon starts up.
As always, the delightful trio were wonderful and loveable. The side characters were memorable and fit in really well. The diversity as well was great and normalised just like the first book!
A lot goes on in the story but it’s quite well paced out - a lot of the games, a lot of the mystery and a lot of character development!
Honestly, this series deserves so much more attention. It’s wonderful, and with so many people looking for alternatives to Harry Potter this is the absolutely perfect replacement! I would love to see this turn into a large IP with movies, games and all sorts!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Child abuse
_lostinthetrees's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
A much-anticipated return to Ravenskill, that did not disappoint, except for the fact I wish that the book was even longer! Of course, all authors need their breaks, so I will patiently await the next book. I love this series so much, and in a world that upholds authors who are intent on using their power to harm others, I'm grateful that this book series and author exists.
Also, as a continuation of book 1, I felt like this didn't suffer what a lot of sequels do; the book 2 slump. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and I love how the ending happened, even if that cliff hanger is gonna have me spinning my wheels until book 3 comes out.
All in all, I will definitely be reading anything this author writes, as well as anything Witchlings related, as well.
Also, as a continuation of book 1, I felt like this didn't suffer what a lot of sequels do; the book 2 slump. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and I love how the ending happened, even if that cliff hanger is gonna have me spinning my wheels until book 3 comes out.
All in all, I will definitely be reading anything this author writes, as well as anything Witchlings related, as well.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
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