Reviews

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

siandee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

whoamo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

rubymajor's review against another edition

3.0

This book kind of drops you in the deep end when it comes the the world-building - there was way too much detail in dumps instead of letting it develop which is a shame because the Persian-theme was really interesting. There are a lot of plot holes & inconsistencies, and the characters almost seemed to devolve instead of develop. It felt like the author tried to fit in so much that the plot lost all sense of reality. I loved the idea of the book and the world and I liked Arin & Sylvia at the beginning but it just left me wanting. Also, WTF was with that ending!?

biscuit_3's review against another edition

5.0

This started kind of slow but when it got going I could NOT put it down. The magic, the slow burn, the plot *chef’s kiss*

maddibleu's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

candyperfumegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

nicky_nick_21's review

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

jemimahgracee's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

joelminor's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

This was unfortunately one of the more poorly written books I’ve read in a long time. The characters are unrealistic, the plot is predictable though very hard to follow, and the writing felt amateurish. The world building was way too detailed to easily follow but also very “level 1” (the idea that each kingdom had universal personality traits that the author had to tell rather than show, for example. The audiobook narrator made the writing worse, not better. Her intense emphasis on certain words underscored the stilted dialogue, I was constantly struggling to figure out what was dialogue and what was monologue, and I kept having to adjust the volume because of the intense fluctuations in her voice.

I had high hopes for this book because I am a connosieur of fantasy books with non-Western settings and bases for their magic systems but this one was a definite disappointment. 

pathetichobbit's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0