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The Righteous by Renée Ahdieh

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ladyk1483's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.5

meant2breading's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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

3.5

Ok so I thought the banter and tension between Celine and Bastien made me smile A LOT, but I think Mr. Arjun Desai’s growth and POV in this book nearly has that beat! I adored how the concept of home was also explored within a feeling, person, and place. I know the second book really expanded the world, which was fun and well done, but book three felt like a major departure, a completely different book than the other two. However, I did really appreciate the different character perspectives, fast pacing, and how Ahdieh touched on themes of ambition and its potential destructive combination with power. Overall, while I love a magical fantasy world full of light and dark, I did miss the Gothic, dark vampy atmosphere of New Orleans from the first book. I also missed the fierce and strong willed Celine. Though she wasn’t central to book three, I found myself almost little more annoyed with her? Maybe just me. Hoping for more rich, dark gothic vibes and a more on par Celine for the last one!

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marylee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mauraho's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

sasab5's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

nicolecaryl12's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

Most of the book was about the dude characters and it was good but not at all like the first two 🤷🏼‍♀️ I also didn’t know there was a fourth book. Not bad a cute story but I wanted more