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Ten sabat nie upadnie by Isabel Sterling

17 reviews

bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

 “You can't fight a hurricane with half an umbrella.” 

This Coven Won't Break is the final book in this Duology and digs deeper into the conflict between witches and witch hunters. The tone of this story differs from the first one, as it's much darker and not as focused on the small-town life. I didn't mind, as we got to see the larger witch community and how they deal with a new threat. The hunters have now found a way to take away a witch's magic without their consent in order to 'cure' them and Hannah might be the only person who can stop them. The plot is fast-paced, as she joins a special task force that aims to stop the hunters.

Hannah also still deals with the grief of losing her father and the trauma of being kidnapped by the hunters and almost executed along with her ex Veronica. I liked that the story discussed the different ways in which Veronica and Hannah cope with what happened to them. Veronica has cut herself off from all of it in order to protect herself, but Hannah cannot help but still be involved, even though she's struggling with her magic. I really liked seeing how supportive her girlfriend Morgan was, as she's always there for her in these difficult times, despite still dealing with prejudices against her own coven.

The only thing I didn't like was Alice, she grated on my nerves so much. The author tried to introduce her as this cool new character, but it didn't work. Aluce is the blood witch that attacked Hannah prior to the start of the series and while both of them made their mistakes, she's far from a victim. Sadly, the story mainly consists of her blaming Hannah for everything and assaulting her even when they are supposed to be on the same side. It made me so uncomfortable, how her behavior was never called out and how Hannah just took all the abuse because she thought she deserved it!

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shockyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5


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bookicornia's review against another edition

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

4.0


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em_of_swags's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious 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

4.75

Very quick to read and it kept me hooked. Great and satisfying conclusion to the duology.

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sienna1508's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

I think this book was a really good sequel rather than the author just trying to drag out the plot line. Very good diversity of characters and funny jokes. 

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pollyhall's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

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3.75


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bingo_banjo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75


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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0


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mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a really good sequel to These Witches Don't Burn. I really liked how the problem was taken to a large scale and felt that it was a realistic jump to take. I also really appreciated that the author didn't hold back on characters having bad things happen to them - there were some really good twists and surprises.

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