Reviews

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

mysterion's review against another edition

Felt too slow paced for me

danielarose's review against another edition

3.25

Enjoyable read but predictable in the beginning it felt as though I had read the story before. 

stacie_lux's review against another edition

5.0

It was nice getting to reread this book, I did not necessarily need to read the previous book fire before reading this book, so, although the story made sense, the first time, reading it after the book fire, which was a pivotal characters, backstory, and how it shaped this new cityreally gave me a different perspective

nicolejones911's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

cherrythepie's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

anna_quinoa's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

slow at first, then explodes into a plot i could not stop reading. amazing example of YA fantasy done right. complex characters, fun dialogue, tense plotlines, real problems, and intriguing romance. all the characters feel so so real. cashore is one of the best.

leafblade's review against another edition

4.0

///ESPAÑOL///
Me olvidé tanto de poner reseña que casi me da vergüenza. Casi. VOLVER A VER A LA CHIQUITINA ME ENCANTÓ. Zaf me partió el alma. Po, Katsa, Giddon, Helda... no puedo ni describir lo bien que me hizo volver a verlos a todos. Lo único que hecho en falta es el final, que se cortó muy de repente y en una última frase un poco fea. Pero fue muy bueno. Muy. Y saber que la hija de Brigan se volvió jefa de la armada de los Vals fue como muchos feels juntos.

///ENGLISH///
I forgot I had already finished this one omg. SEEING BITTERBLUE AGAIN MADE MY HEART GO BANANAS. Zaf broke my soul. Po, Katsa, Giddon, Helda... I can't even begin to say how happy it made me to see them all again. The only thing that I didn't like at all was the ending, that was like cut in a very weird part and the last sentence wasn't as iconic as the "All was well" or the "But I know there are much worse games to play". But it was so. damn. good. And knowing that Brigan's kid became the leader of the Vals' soldiers was just too much.

soqhie29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

alicebme's review against another edition

5.0

This series is just so intelligently written. I especially appreciate the depth of the male characters. YA fantasy doesn't tend to rock that area very often. In fact, all of the characters are complex. Cashore's incorporation of multiple same sex couples is refreshing. I'd love it if all of the books I read, especially YA, took her approach on this.
Stellar. Brilliant.

bookswithbets's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5