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Windwitch by Susan Dennard

aliceboule's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly major eye rolls for Merik. Like audible eye rolls. This book, albeit centered on him (he's the Windwitch - obviously), doesn't do him justice, or at least doesn't do justice to the man Dennard set him up to be in the previous installment. I'm all for making characters suffer and whatnot, but Merik just feels a bit meh. All that Nihar rage (give it a break).

The rest of the book was fine, the characters as enchanting as ever (especially some of the new ones). Not as great as the first book, and a lot goes unexplained (Cam?), but I will still be waiting for my copy of the "Bloodwitch".

thepaige_turner's review against another edition

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2.0

Ugh I was really let down by this. I think Susan Dennard does such an excellent job at describing and setting scenes up, but this fell so flat for me and the last third of the novel I was just looking forward to it being over. I really enjoyed the first one but I don't think I'm going to be continuing the series.

mabs_grace's review against another edition

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

3.0

myatrietley'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

gabi15's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5/5

paigelamoureux's review

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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

nyeran's review against another edition

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2.0

Share the glory, share the blame.

♠ Sono sicura di averlo già scritto in qualche altra recensione quindi mi sto autocitando, in un certo senso. La noia è una cosa brutta. Vanno benissimo i capitoli Aeduan/Iseult. Non vanno bene quelli di Safiya che sono di una noia mortale e ho letto saltando senza alcun pentimento. Il problema non è neppure il loro essere noiosi, il problema è che nei suoi capitoli non c'è niente di interessante e da anche un po' fastidio che sia proprio il suo pov ad aver subito questo trattamento. Perchè alla fine ad uno di loro toccava e lei, purtroppo, non ha niente di interessante da dire considerando che è l'unica dei 5 a starsene da sola in culo ai lupi. Ma poi possibile che lei sia così ingenua? È una Truthwitch, dovrebbe essere abituata agli inganni, alle bugie, alle persone false e invece ogni volta si sorprende o rimane scioccata. 

♠ Tra l'altro non capisco neppure perché Vivia abbia un pov in questo libro se non per farci vedere la solita storiella del 'ci sono due verità in una storia' cosa che chiunque sa già se non ha 12 anni e non è cresciuto in americah. Pure di lei poi, fregacazzi. E l'ho capito cosa dovrebbe rappresentare nella mente dell'autrice, la protagonista tosta, femminista, che combatte contro il patriarcato. Peccato che lo faccia male.

♠ Che altro dire, il worldbuilding continua ad essere carente e la storia delle witches a non essere spiegata. Ad un certo punto spuntano fuori dei pirati che non si spiega perché vogliano dichiarare guerra ad un impero, che vivono in un territorio che stranamente nessun impero ha mai pensato di conquistare. Questi sono pirati ma nessuno ha mai tentato di toglierli di mezzo? Non credo che questo lavorino per la caritas, avranno attaccato delle barche imperiali qualche volta, no? Nessuno ha mai fatto qualcosa, li hanno lasciati stare li a proliferare e a fare piani di conquista. Complimenti.

♠ Comunque non succede niente in questo libro, l'ho già detto, e l'unica cosa che mi ha spinto a continuare la lettura, e che mi spingerà a leggere i prossimi libri, è il rapporto tra Iseult e Aeduan. La tensione e i sentimenti reciproci che rendono tutto complicato. L' Enemies to Lovers fatto semi-bene.
Voglio solo sperare che questa noia sia una conseguenza dell'essere il secondo libro. 

hsri2021's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

speculativeshelves's review against another edition

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5.0

6/30/21 Re-read: All of my opinions are the same except my love for side characters (particularly the Hell-Bards, Vaness, Cam, and Stix) have increased by 10000000%. It's also so much fun picking up on things in this book that I know get expanded on in Sightwitch/Bloodwitch. UGH THIS SERIES IS SO GOOD

Much like Truthwitch, I loved this even more the second time through. While the story of Windwitch can be a bit slow in the beginning (mainly due to the main cast of characters being in completely different places surrounded by new characters), it quickly picks up and the new characters are just as wonderful as the familiar ones from Truthwitch. This book has a lot packed into it – more worldbuilding, important character growth, new character dynamics (and the development of old ones), plot twists that had me still surprised despite the fact this is my second time reading, and lots of important new info that sets up what's to come in the rest of the series. The story is epic, the characters are amazing – both Truthwitch and Windwitch are worth a read (and a reread before Bloodwitch).

amybraunauthor's review against another edition

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5.0

Been waiting for this one for a while, and it was worth it! Not everything I expected to happen ended up happening, but I'm not complaining, because the story was really good and it was great to watch characters I love change or adapt or become more detailed. The story was split in a bunch of different directions following different sets of characters and bringing back faces that I never thought we would see again, or that I seriously deemed unimportant, which added to the surprise factor. There were some great twists throughout, including a major one with Merik at the end, that left my jaw hanging open for a couple seconds. It's hard to say, but I think I liked Aeuden and Iseult's the most. Or maybe I liked Safi's storyline better (she had the best fight at the end––wow!), but then there was Merik's story too... Gah! So much going on! I loved the expansion of the world and the use of powers. Those really are my favourite elements to this series. As far as characters, well, I loved everyone pretty much! I definitely have a growing soft spot for Aeuden, love the Threadsisters, and am no longer finding Merik to be cranky and crazy. Sure, everyone had their plans foiled and they made some questionable choices at times, but it all led up to an action-packed finale that belongs in a Hollywood blockbuster. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to see where it goes from here! So many options and so many more thrills will be had!