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This picks up immediately after the ending of The Marrow Thieves.
We see more of the world during the book.
I don’t think it holds together as well as The Marrow Thieves, and I didn’t enjoy the additional time in the world. I can see rereading Marrow Thieves but not this.

That said, towards the end of the book, I couldn’t put it down and stayed up later than I meant to so I could finish it…and then had quite the nightmare. I’ll be interested in checking out Dimaline’s next book.

I read the kindle edition and it had a LOT of typos.

k_gregz's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

watervixxen's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

senquezada29's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the sequel to The Marrow Thieves. I don't usually say this about sequels, but it was better than the 1st book. It was a haunting tale that left me in tears at the end. The character development was excellent and the character/story references to the 1st book were seamless. Her efforts at representation in the book were also very well done and never seemed forced or added only for the sake of diversity. Each character brought their own substance to the larger story. I highly recommend both books read together. Dimaline is a fantastic author.

jenhurst's review against another edition

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3.0

I think this is a compelling enough read but I still don’t understand the science behind it. I appreciate why she wrote it but I don’t think it felt necessary IMO.
Still worth the read though!

ammcnamara's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn’t find the first half as compelling as “The Marrow Thieves” because the group is separated and I missed the group dynamic. The second half really picked up for me though.

kirstensviews's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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