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josisteacup's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.75
Character development of the male counterpart? Nuanced discussions of societal change? A female character questioning her morals in a nuanced way? Female friendship developing organically? Not forgetting about side characters? Bsnter AND emotional discussions anf both are well written and come natural? This book truly has it all.
Slight spoiler criticism:
I wish the ending and unveiling the circle of mages, Garetts family and the mystery around the face villain would've been explored further. I assumed the archers journal would give a few more clues about the historical development instead of only being a (very well placed and used) mirror of Raes struggles. Despite that I still loved the book and all in all I am very, very happy with the ending and if the author decides to write more books that take place in this world I will be the first in line to read them.
Slight spoiler criticism:
I wish the ending and unveiling the circle of mages, Garetts family and the mystery around the face villain would've been explored further. I assumed the archers journal would give a few more clues about the historical development instead of only being a (very well placed and used) mirror of Raes struggles. Despite that I still loved the book and all in all I am very, very happy with the ending and if the author decides to write more books that take place in this world I will be the first in line to read them.
alisaalis's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
4.5
laroo's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
maisiealice's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
So refreshing seeing a disabled person as the main character. Rae is such an interesting and loveable character I raced through this book.
Felt unique from other YA and was a nice change from typical storylines and tropes
Felt unique from other YA and was a nice change from typical storylines and tropes
farfetched's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Rae is the best. I love her so much, as I loved her two books. The way she dealt with the Circle was genius and perfect, and just everything came together so well. Her romance with Bren was really well done, there wasn't a 'magic wand' at the end, but it's hopeful all the same. Highly recommended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Slavery, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Torture and Ableism
yoloswag's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it so much :D I absolutely love love love all the characters (Rae my cHILD
5c_sami's review against another edition
4.0
I'm grateful to have a continuation of Rae's mission against the snatchers. And I will always love a good thieving character like Bren.
This was a little slower in the middle than The Theft of Sunlight (my favorite of the series) just because there had to be a lot more planning and talking and mental figure-outing to build to the end. Still good and brought a lot of justice with just enough unknown to have closure and wonder left at the end.
This was a little slower in the middle than The Theft of Sunlight (my favorite of the series) just because there had to be a lot more planning and talking and mental figure-outing to build to the end. Still good and brought a lot of justice with just enough unknown to have closure and wonder left at the end.
tarzanandjane9's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
lizshayne's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I’ll admit to a little trepidation when I first started because I was coming off a ya novel that I spent most of my reading being increasingly irritated at the main characters and this was very much the opposite.
First of all, they got to be smart. Despite their age, they got to be clever and ruthless and take risks even as they took them seriously.
Also Khanani was careful to explain her heroine’s choices in a way that made them make complete sense. I went back on some of my earlier assumptions about Rae because of how carefully Khanani walked us through her thought processes later and that doesn’t usually happen.
The other thing I was fascinated by in this book is Rae’s attitude towards violence. The thesis of this book is that those who exploit others deserve what is coming to them and I was impressed at how little time was spent…having feelings about it. The book’s willingness to go hard on “thieves justice is better than no justice even if it’s crueler than the law” was really refreshing. I’m not sure I agree with it, but I liked that the book never tried to have it both ways by taking agency away from Rae.
I also really appreciated Rae’s growth into her disabled body in a way that felt both real and important.
First of all, they got to be smart. Despite their age, they got to be clever and ruthless and take risks even as they took them seriously.
Also Khanani was careful to explain her heroine’s choices in a way that made them make complete sense. I went back on some of my earlier assumptions about Rae because of how carefully Khanani walked us through her thought processes later and that doesn’t usually happen.
The other thing I was fascinated by in this book is Rae’s attitude towards violence. The thesis of this book is that those who exploit others deserve what is coming to them and I was impressed at how little time was spent…having feelings about it. The book’s willingness to go hard on “thieves justice is better than no justice even if it’s crueler than the law” was really refreshing. I’m not sure I agree with it, but I liked that the book never tried to have it both ways by taking agency away from Rae.
I also really appreciated Rae’s growth into her disabled body in a way that felt both real and important.