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thelibbrary's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
elenap's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.5
I must come to terms with the fact that I cannot replicate the feeling reading the Six of Crows duology gave me 5 years ago. Well not with Leigh Bardugo's books anyway. Yet I keep reading all of them.
This was pretty disappointing. The characters weren't memorable (although ok), the love story was a boring insta-love, and, although I usually love beautiful prose, here it felt forced, like the author had all these words and information she wanted to cram in. But it didn't work. I found myself skipping words and sentences because I just wanted to get it over with.
I didn't DNF, but maybe I should have because the ending was not impressive either. Really surprised it didn't put me in a reading slump. The word I would use to describe all of this would be bland. Which saddens me.
I absolutely loved this cover, but I am glad I didn't buy it. It would have been just a pretty decoration with no substance.
This was pretty disappointing. The characters weren't memorable (although ok), the love story was a boring insta-love, and, although I usually love beautiful prose, here it felt forced, like the author had all these words and information she wanted to cram in. But it didn't work. I found myself skipping words and sentences because I just wanted to get it over with.
I didn't DNF, but maybe I should have because the ending was not impressive either. Really surprised it didn't put me in a reading slump. The word I would use to describe all of this would be bland. Which saddens me.
I absolutely loved this cover, but I am glad I didn't buy it. It would have been just a pretty decoration with no substance.
claudiao26's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I don’t care if it’s love, put your puss on mute and get your bag first.
Belated review so I don’t remember enough to give real informative opinions
Belated review so I don’t remember enough to give real informative opinions
moni42's review against another edition
5.0
"Am I not beautiful enough to be led astray?" BRUTAL
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture
terrywho's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
tash_reads_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hollyway's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Have been hearing people rave about Leigh Bardugo for years, but the fact is I almost never like YA so it didn't seem worth reading her earlier novels. This novel being an adult fantasy with a promising blurb, I thought this would be a good entry point for me. I was pleasantly surprised! Almost everything in the prose and storytelling was really solid. It was an entertaining and atmospheric read which I would happily recommend to others. There's a big "but" however, which is that I listened to the audiobook and I did NOT vibe with the narrator. Like AT ALL. Audiobooks are not my favourite at the best of times so yeah, it was not ideal. I was still able to appreciate the story but I'm fairly certain it would have been a far more enjoyable reading experience if it had not been filtered through this narrator.
porkchopstogo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pmatallana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75