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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-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
Things I didn’t like:
1. No world building
2. No new characters introduced in depth, often my favorite part of a second book in a series.
3. The unnecessary love triangle between Hypnos, Enrique, and Zofia was annoying and my least favorite part.
4. I wish we could have seen the characters at the cónclave like it seemed would happen at the end of book 1. That way, we could have been introduced to more characters and have more tension in the story.
Things I liked:
1. The writing style. Beautiful descriptions, yet fast paced.
2. Séverin. I liked him a thousand times more in this book than the first. Laila is an angel. I love these friends and could read a whole book about them just eating cookies. Enrique is my fav. I wish we could have learned more about them.
4. I already know I’ll love Eva in the next book. I wish we’d had more of her in this book. She was very predictable, which I didn’t like but I like what’s coming from her. She’s very interesting.
5. The beginning of the book was *chef’s kiss*
Final rating: 3.5 stars
1. No world building
2. No new characters introduced in depth, often my favorite part of a second book in a series.
3. The unnecessary love triangle between Hypnos, Enrique, and Zofia was annoying and my least favorite part.
4. I wish we could have seen the characters at the cónclave like it seemed would happen at the end of book 1. That way, we could have been introduced to more characters and have more tension in the story.
Things I liked:
1. The writing style. Beautiful descriptions, yet fast paced.
2. Séverin. I liked him a thousand times more in this book than the first. Laila is an angel. I love these friends and could read a whole book about them just eating cookies. Enrique is my fav. I wish we could have learned more about them.
4. I already know I’ll love Eva in the next book. I wish we’d had more of her in this book. She was very predictable, which I didn’t like but I like what’s coming from her. She’s very interesting.
5. The beginning of the book was *chef’s kiss*
Final rating: 3.5 stars
This book put me through so many emotions I think I was declared legally dead for a couple of minutes
An incredible, heart wrenching sequel that really turned a lot of assumptions on their head. The band is now fighting to find the instrument that can repeal Laila’s death sentence and turn men into gods, at Severin’s misguided wish to absolve one from feelings of emotional pain.
Truly moving to see the depth of love from Delphine, Laila, and Zofia, above all. Interesting turn of events with Hypnos and Enrique. My heart broke the most for Enrique I think, after that stint with the Ilustrados
Truly moving to see the depth of love from Delphine, Laila, and Zofia, above all. Interesting turn of events with Hypnos and Enrique. My heart broke the most for Enrique I think, after that stint with the Ilustrados
Edit: okay there is another. Yet another confusing element because this feels equally like it should and could end here and like nothing was wrapped up properly? What the hell?
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This duology was so confusing to me. I have so many mixed feelings on it.
It has so many elements. I'm not sure it entirely knows what to focus on, or perhaps it does, but I don't think it's fully pulled it off. I really love what she tried to do here, but I do think some elements where just spilling over and could've used some pulling back. I almost wish it was longer to help contain everything? It all is wondrous and beautiful but it feels choking at times.
Some of these characters I despised following, and others I absolutely loved. And then I get a complete arc for the ones I hated and felt really cheated out of the full story for the others.
Perhaps I'm mistaken and there's another book after this? It would make sense...
Overall I did enjoy this and it had enough standout elements for this to be higher than a 3 star book but weirdly I feel very strangely about it. I think I would definitely benefit from a reread but whether that will actually ever happen is yet to be seen.
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This duology was so confusing to me. I have so many mixed feelings on it.
It has so many elements. I'm not sure it entirely knows what to focus on, or perhaps it does, but I don't think it's fully pulled it off. I really love what she tried to do here, but I do think some elements where just spilling over and could've used some pulling back. I almost wish it was longer to help contain everything? It all is wondrous and beautiful but it feels choking at times.
Some of these characters I despised following, and others I absolutely loved. And then I get a complete arc for the ones I hated and felt really cheated out of the full story for the others.
Perhaps I'm mistaken and there's another book after this? It would make sense...
Overall I did enjoy this and it had enough standout elements for this to be higher than a 3 star book but weirdly I feel very strangely about it. I think I would definitely benefit from a reread but whether that will actually ever happen is yet to be seen.
This book was not as good as the first one I'm sorry to say. That being said it was still a good book. I loved the character arcs for everyone except maybe Severin. It left you with an incredible cliff hanger and I can't wait until the third book comes out.
Man, what an ending.
It’s been hard to divorce my mind while reading this series and try to not compare these friends to a different set of thieves with similar personalities (*cough* the Crows *cough*) but this book did a good job of cementing that this is a different story with vastly different people and goals.
That said, I still plan to re-read the other duology, soon. Because even though they’re different, it’s hard not to be aware of the glaring comparisons, and sadly one is clearly superior. I’ll let you decide which (but I think you know my choice).
It’s been hard to divorce my mind while reading this series and try to not compare these friends to a different set of thieves with similar personalities (*cough* the Crows *cough*) but this book did a good job of cementing that this is a different story with vastly different people and goals.
That said, I still plan to re-read the other duology, soon. Because even though they’re different, it’s hard not to be aware of the glaring comparisons, and sadly one is clearly superior. I’ll let you decide which (but I think you know my choice).
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I also gave the previous book 3 stars, and this book is sort of what you should expect after the first, but not what you hoped for.
I though the characters were overall well-written in the first book, but in this I just couldn't imagine anyone being quite so stupid as Séverin is. Luckily you see much of the other characters, who are still enjoyable to read.
This book is less of a series of heist, which is good because what heist we get is awfully planned. The mistake of bringing someone along only to guard the door, which only needs to be guarded because that someone is brought along, is hard to believe anyone making. The characters are described as smart/competent, but are only smart when the story needs it, and make many unlikely mistakes to keep the story going.
Unfortunately, this book also doesn't trust its reader to pay attention. Minor and major plot twists are obvious long before they should be. In the last chapters you get the POV from several characters meeting someone with "a familiar voice", sometimes it's revealed who this is, sometimes it should be mysterious, but it's the same familiar voice-character, so there is no mystery.
I though the characters were overall well-written in the first book, but in this I just couldn't imagine anyone being quite so stupid as Séverin is. Luckily you see much of the other characters, who are still enjoyable to read.
This book is less of a series of heist, which is good because what heist we get is awfully planned. The mistake of bringing someone along only to guard the door, which only needs to be guarded because that someone is brought along, is hard to believe anyone making. The characters are described as smart/competent, but are only smart when the story needs it, and make many unlikely mistakes to keep the story going.
Unfortunately, this book also doesn't trust its reader to pay attention. Minor and major plot twists are obvious long before they should be. In the last chapters you get the POV from several characters meeting someone with "a familiar voice", sometimes it's revealed who this is, sometimes it should be mysterious, but it's the same familiar voice-character, so there is no mystery.
medium-paced