Reviews

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

_reni's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

owlizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

cecilie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

3.0

eyelit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

amybabuka's review against another edition

4.25

Liked this one a lot. I liked how the family element, the fantasy element, and how there were romances present, but they weren’t spoon fed to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

emluvsbooksttyt's review against another edition

Not for me

tjwallace04's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

coffeeandbooks92's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

4.0

acoldwintersread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

kmwileywiles's review against another edition

4.0

I struggled a bit to get into the beginning of this book as it takes a while for the supernatural/ghostly elements to be explored. When the character of Faland is introduced is when the book really picks up! I personally love stories like this where the supernatural isn’t quite fully explained, but that is an fyi for anyone who needs a story to be wrapped up neatly with a bow on it. Also, this book deals heavily with war time conditions. The descriptions are not overly drawn out, but the author does not shy away for how gruesome active war zones and war hospitals are. I appreciated that, but again fyi for those who are squeamish.