Empire of the Damned ARC by Jay Kristoff

4.53 AVERAGE

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tothemoonandbooked's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
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geezelouisereads's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous dark fast-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
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mridzyreads's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark 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
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benjaminxrose's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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xjonnax's review against another edition

4.0
Solid sequal. If you like the first one, you like the second one. Once again, filled with dread and even more despair.
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monno_moo's review against another edition

5.0
Jay Kristoff knocked it out of the park again with this bloody sequel. Kristoff isn't afraid to hold back from the nitty gritty of dark fantasy and certainly didn't for this edition. I was on the edge of my seat for the majority of the book not knowing how each chapter would turn and it did not disappoint. Bon Orthwick's work is stunning and stepped it up from the previous book, making me enthralled with every chapter. I'm now in agony as I have to wait for the next edition to come out and see what Jay Kritstoff decides to do with our beloved cast.
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tracey_b's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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lapislazuli's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I loved the finale, very cathartic. Gabriel's storyline in this book was definitely less interesting and a chore to get through. Dior's story in the blood court was violent, grim and an emotional rollercoaster.
I don't get why the silversaints suddenly joined the fight on Dior's side, it felt like a deus ex machina. 

I can't wait for whatever Ocean's 11 master plan is going to go down in the last book.
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rebeccalaur's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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: Complicated

bishop5499's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix