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The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

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jpdubs's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. I absolutely love this series, but this entry, for me was not as perfect as the others. Of course, I loved the world and writing and the main characters. Now I know a little bit more about tarot cards and their meaning, so I felt like I had another layer of understanding. The villain, this time, was cool and felt just as dangerous as the others.

A couple of things brought this book down for me. One was that there were so many kids and names that I could not remember who was who. I cannot remember if they were introduced in the last book, and I simply forgot who they were or if they were from an in-between story I must have missed. I wish that there was a reintroduction of who these people were so I felt less lost. Maybe I should have reread the previous books, but I still think a series book should remind a reader of side characters. The other thing was the book mentions Covid-19. As someone who loves fantasy and reads it as escapism, this took me right out. I don't want to think about real-world issues in my fantasy books.

I will continue to love this series and keep recommending it to friends, but this one took me a while to finish because of those couple of issues. I cannot wait to explore more of this world and learn more about Old Alantaits, the future, and these wonderful characters.

januaryreads's review against another edition

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4.0

Not quite as good as I’d hoped after book two (which was fantastic), mostly because Jade didn’t have the level of bad guy appeal that the Hanged Man did. Also, Corbie annoys me so damn much, gaaaah. Cannot stand him.

Also, tears, sad, reminded of Moiraine and that red doorframe, team Brand forever, love Rune, love Lady Death, love Ciaran, and Layne, basically love everyone but Corbie, when is the next book dropping?

farid's review against another edition

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5.0

Utterly amazing conclusion to the first trilogy in this series.

I have to admit that I had some trouble recognizing everyone at the beginning since I couldn't remember who they were but I easily picked that up and then it was an enjoyable ride again.

rads_reads's review against another edition

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5.0

Frick man.

I stayed up far too late reading this and cried far too much.

This book is evil. I love all of these goobers too much to watch them suffer.