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This Cursed Light by Emily Thiede

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ashywoody's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

haileereads's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was okay in my opinion. At first it felt like a copycat of the first book, same overall problem to solve and same conflict with the main characters. It is easy to read and I enjoyed it for the most part.

dragonwriter's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Alessa’s work is not done, as much as she wants it to be. Dante is back, but his ghiotte powers are gone, making their relationship once again rough. To make matters worse, Dante returned from death with a warning. The gods have grown bored with their cycle of war, so they’re setting up for one final battle, and this time, the fate of the world will rest on the ghiotte. Cast out by the people in years past, Alessa, Dante, and the others have to find the hidden city of the ghiotte and convince them to put the past behind them and fight. But a choice looms on the horizon. Still suffering headaches and blackouts from touching a scarab, Alessa is slowly deteriorating, and Dante is unable to help her. Their only hope is that the gods fix the damage they’ve caused once Alessa and Dante win this final battle.

I positively adore this duology! The endless flirting and banter had me cackling! The innuendos and teasing are on point--and yes, there are several light spice scenes and a lot of longing. There was a moment I was worried there would be a miscommunication trope (hate those), but it was cleared up quite quickly. I loved Alessa and Dante’s relationship, with all the sweet pining and teasing--every time they were together, I was rolling with delight. I also really liked how Alessa and Adrick were able to repair their relationship, and how they grew together. The ending had me in tears! I had to remove my glasses, I was sobbing so hard! But the epilogue made me SO happy! I highly recommend this duology!

anna4's review against another edition

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Oh man wo soll ich nur anfangen. Ich war schon sehr gespannt auf die Fortsetzung dieser Reihe, aber ich musste ziemlich schnell feststellen, dass dieses Buch KOMPLETT anders ist, als sein Vorgänger.
Also..da liegen wirklich gefühlt Welten zwischen den zwei Bücher. Anfangs habe ich auf die lange Zeit zwischen Band 1 und Band 2 geschoben (mittlerweile liegt etwas über 1 Jahr zwischen den ETs), aber solche Unterschiede kann ich mir nicht wirklich erklären.

Der Schreibstil, wohlwissend dass ich eine Übersetzung beurteile, ist erschreckend anders. Die Beziehungen der Charaktere zueinander ist wie eine 180Grad Drehung verglichen mit Band 1. Kaum wiederzuerkennen. Die Dialoge sind schnell, mit (versuchtem, unterschwelligen) Humor und fast konstant doppeldeutig. Die Themen und die Art wie miteinander geredet wird..bitte nicht. Das war für mich schon auf eine Art anstrengend. Ich hatte das Gefühl da reden 14jährige, und nicht 18+ jährige.

Die Handlung, mit dem Wissen wie Band 1 geendet hat, war nicht wirklich nachvollziehbar, sprunghaft und gleichzeitg unnötig gestreckt.

Schade.

Vielen Dank an LYX für die Bereitstellung dieses Rezensionsexemplars über NetGalley. Meine Meinung wurde dadurch nicht beeinflusst.