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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
The Ragpicker King is book two in The Chronicles of Castellane series and picks up where Sword Catcher ended. Lin has declared herself the Ashkar Goddess in an attempt to save her friend, Kel is in deep with the Ragpicker King and his band of misfits, and Conor has had to step up following his father’s incapacitation.
With the arrival of the Exilarch the Ashkar’s version of a prince, sent to test Lin’s claim of divinity, her time to help Mariam is running out. When Conor enlists her help to find the cause of the King’s catatonic state, she finds herself torn between the palace and the city. Hiding her growing feelings for Conor becomes difficult when she spends more time with him and begins to see his caring side. Conor finds himself struggling with his growing feelings for Lin, but when he makes a marriage alliance to marry a princess that will protect Castellane he has to put them aside for the greater good.
Meanwhile, Kel and the Ragpicker King’s crew are trying to find out the mastermind behind the Shining Gallery massacre, whilst simultaneously trying to unmask an assassin who seems to be one step ahead of them. Throw in Antonetta’s sudden engagement to an absolutely pig of a man and Kel has his hands full trying to juggle everyone else’s problems as well as his own.
There is so much going on with this book and I would honestly recommend either reading this own straight after reading Sword Catcher or looking for a summary video - there is a good one on the Tandem Collective YouTube channel. I will admit the first half of the book was difficult for me, there was so much from the first book that I couldn’t remember that it made reading slow.
Then suddenly the action started and I couldn’t stop reading and ended up finishing the read-along early! The relationships that were hinted at in the first book develop more in the second half of The Ragpicker King, and as someone who becomes very invested in characters, I think this is what I needed to feel more connected to the story.
With no release date I’m now I’m left facing the wait for the next book which is tentatively titled The Bone Conjurers! I’m excited to see what direction the next book takes Lin as she sets off in search of answers.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Glad I powered on and read this after feeling some what let down by the first book, I really enjoyed the second half and diving into the characters the last chapters were exactly what I’d expect from Cassie Clare and has me excited for the next book and hopefully some more focus away from the castellane courts and into the bigger world she’s building.
The characters have all meshed really well and have intricate ties and relationships with each other and I was left wanting to read more of their stories and find out what will happen to each of them which is a little rare in a multi POV book usually there’s a characters chapters who I want to skim but this time I’m fully invested in all and would like more of the side characters to get their own POV
The characters have all meshed really well and have intricate ties and relationships with each other and I was left wanting to read more of their stories and find out what will happen to each of them which is a little rare in a multi POV book usually there’s a characters chapters who I want to skim but this time I’m fully invested in all and would like more of the side characters to get their own POV
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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Antonetta, Antonetta, Antonetta, Antonetta, ANTONETTA MY LOVE. I am desperately looking for more books like this. Please recommend me more books like this.
This is how you do slow-burn. The yearning in this book was dialed up to the max. Plus the 4D chess everyone was playing?? I cannot believe I need to wait to see how this game ends.
This second book had me tense. I had to pause several times because I was in utter awe. I don't know how Cassandra Clare is able to capture human emotions so precisely and efficiently. My heart aches for more than one characters in this story.
And the cleverness!!! There is non-stop bends and turns to the story, with each character holding their own. Anjelica is such a nice addition to the story. She is sharp and witty. And my dear Antonetta. You deserve all the flowers. The yearning between her and Mel left me breathless.
Conor remains such a fascinating character. There is so much depth to him. I loved seeing his ups and downs, and how he manage all of his court.
Again, I think Lin's story was the weakest part. She has her own struggles that took away from a lot of the court drama. But I ate up every scene she was in with Conor.
Lastly, it has been a while since I have been blown away by a book's ending. To say I never would have seen it coming. Yet, the clues were ALL THERE. Cassandra Clare you genius. Give me The Bone Conjurer RIGHT NOW.
This is how you do slow-burn. The yearning in this book was dialed up to the max. Plus the 4D chess everyone was playing?? I cannot believe I need to wait to see how this game ends.
This second book had me tense. I had to pause several times because I was in utter awe. I don't know how Cassandra Clare is able to capture human emotions so precisely and efficiently. My heart aches for more than one characters in this story.
And the cleverness!!! There is non-stop bends and turns to the story, with each character holding their own. Anjelica is such a nice addition to the story. She is sharp and witty. And my dear Antonetta. You deserve all the flowers. The yearning between her and Mel left me breathless.
Conor remains such a fascinating character. There is so much depth to him. I loved seeing his ups and downs, and how he manage all of his court.
Again, I think Lin's story was the weakest part. She has her own struggles that took away from a lot of the court drama. But I ate up every scene she was in with Conor.
Lastly, it has been a while since I have been blown away by a book's ending. To say I never would have seen it coming. Yet, the clues were ALL THERE. Cassandra Clare you genius. Give me The Bone Conjurer RIGHT NOW.