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maddiegraham15's review against another edition
3.75
Tbh this is trashy and fun and engaging I have no more thoughts than I'm powering through audiobooks so I can finally finish this series 😭
I will never be able to emotionally recover from the most cursed piece of world building I've ever read with my own eyes! IM STILL NOT OVER HOW SILENT STONE MAKING IS JUST CASUALLY DROPPED.
I will never be able to emotionally recover from the most cursed piece of world building I've ever read with my own eyes! IM STILL NOT OVER HOW SILENT STONE MAKING IS JUST CASUALLY DROPPED.
itslorei's review against another edition
3.0
Completely amaze but I think that I was expecting and looking for more. Annoyed by the main character more and in my opinion, i think that or should I say that I am expecting Mare to be more responsible and brainy and less stupid.
emrm's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, i took longer to read it; because honestly I didn't want to finish it... now that I have, I'm excited for the next one...
Personally. I cried at the ending... it was one of those moments, that some of us have gone through.. differently, but the same..
Personally. I cried at the ending... it was one of those moments, that some of us have gone through.. differently, but the same..
mana015's review against another edition
4.0
Beginning drags a little but I understand why. The ending - how could you Victoria Aveyard?!
andotherworlds's review against another edition
2.0
2 // Oh my god I finally finished this book, peace has finally been restored. I think it is safe to say, I won't be continuing on with this series and I am just going to google who ends up with who because I refuse to put myself through this tedious drag.
I began this series thinking it really had an interesting plot, done before, yes, but interesting nonetheless. I finished the first book giving it 4 stars I believe, which is a very good rating. A part of me was left feeling a bit "meh" after reading it due to my lack of any connection to the characters, but I thought the plot was enticing enough to continue.
Then came the second book. This is where I started realizing I did not really enjoy the series. I ended up rating it at about 3 stars, which, again, is a fairly decent rating, however this is the book where I realized the main issue with the writing. That being, it is so incredibly bland. Everything is two-dimensional. The story lines and characters arcs have such potential but the execution just falls short. I think I rated the second book 3 stars because I still had a decent time reading it, I was simply seeing more of its many flaws.
And here we are, the third book in this series, and wow I really wanted to put this book down. I listedned to each of these on audio, and usually I enjoy listening to an audio book whilst roller skating, walking, etc, but I could not, for the life of me, being myself to be excited enough to listen to this. Mare, the protagonist was in a literal jail for the majority of this book. She didn't give any interesting anecdotes, and she did not have any character development. She really just existed. Same with all the other characters. One thing a bit different with this book from the others was the multiple perspectives. Cameron's perspective was honestly annoying, she mostly spent her time hating on the other characters, and by the last half of the book when Mare returned from the "prison", her perspective basically dwindled until it just disappeared. Hmmm, I smell plot convenience. The fact that she just wasn't getting as much talking time by the end of the book goes to show that her perspective was just there to describe what Cal was doing while Mare was gone. We literally could have just gotten Carl's perspective. The one saving grace of this book was Evangeline. She was always and interesting character in this series and I thought giving her a perspective was fairly nice, albeit a bit strange because we went from hearing and knowing almost nothing about her for most of the books, to randomly getting her perspective towards the end of this book.
Overall, this series just disappointed me. It has so much hype from others, and its storyline has loads of potential. It's execution just does not meet the standards and pace of the compelling themes it brings up making it slow, and frankly boring. I have no attachments to the plot or the characters, thus I will not be continuing on with the series.
I began this series thinking it really had an interesting plot, done before, yes, but interesting nonetheless. I finished the first book giving it 4 stars I believe, which is a very good rating. A part of me was left feeling a bit "meh" after reading it due to my lack of any connection to the characters, but I thought the plot was enticing enough to continue.
Then came the second book. This is where I started realizing I did not really enjoy the series. I ended up rating it at about 3 stars, which, again, is a fairly decent rating, however this is the book where I realized the main issue with the writing. That being, it is so incredibly bland. Everything is two-dimensional. The story lines and characters arcs have such potential but the execution just falls short. I think I rated the second book 3 stars because I still had a decent time reading it, I was simply seeing more of its many flaws.
And here we are, the third book in this series, and wow I really wanted to put this book down. I listedned to each of these on audio, and usually I enjoy listening to an audio book whilst roller skating, walking, etc, but I could not, for the life of me, being myself to be excited enough to listen to this. Mare, the protagonist was in a literal jail for the majority of this book. She didn't give any interesting anecdotes, and she did not have any character development. She really just existed. Same with all the other characters. One thing a bit different with this book from the others was the multiple perspectives. Cameron's perspective was honestly annoying, she mostly spent her time hating on the other characters, and by the last half of the book when Mare returned from the "prison", her perspective basically dwindled until it just disappeared. Hmmm, I smell plot convenience. The fact that she just wasn't getting as much talking time by the end of the book goes to show that her perspective was just there to describe what Cal was doing while Mare was gone. We literally could have just gotten Carl's perspective. The one saving grace of this book was Evangeline. She was always and interesting character in this series and I thought giving her a perspective was fairly nice, albeit a bit strange because we went from hearing and knowing almost nothing about her for most of the books, to randomly getting her perspective towards the end of this book.
Overall, this series just disappointed me. It has so much hype from others, and its storyline has loads of potential. It's execution just does not meet the standards and pace of the compelling themes it brings up making it slow, and frankly boring. I have no attachments to the plot or the characters, thus I will not be continuing on with the series.
bellakjellander's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
guillevaldata's review against another edition
4.0
Bueno, ahora que tengo la mente más despejada quiero decir un par de cosas que me olvide de decir cuando grabe la reseña.
Lo primero es que no se dan una idea de lo feliz que me hizo volver a leer a los personajes. Sobre todo en el principio, ningún libro que leí este año me lleno tanto como este.
Es más que claro que se volvió en una de mis sagas favoritas, ya termine y los extraño como si fuesen personas de verdad, y me duele tener que esperar un año más para leerlos de nuevo.
Otra cosa que no dije, es que les recomiendo leer este libro tranquilos, hay muchos detalles y mucha información, hay que estar medios atentos.
Solo eso quería decir, aunque sigo enojada con el final. No porque sea malo, sino por la elección que toma un personaje. Una decepción enorme para mi corazón.
Mañana subo la reseña a mi canal con más detalle: www.youtube.com/AlenaPrior
PD: Si alguien lo leyó y quiere fangirlear conmigo esta más que invitado a hacerlo.
Lo primero es que no se dan una idea de lo feliz que me hizo volver a leer a los personajes. Sobre todo en el principio, ningún libro que leí este año me lleno tanto como este.
Es más que claro que se volvió en una de mis sagas favoritas, ya termine y los extraño como si fuesen personas de verdad, y me duele tener que esperar un año más para leerlos de nuevo.
Otra cosa que no dije, es que les recomiendo leer este libro tranquilos, hay muchos detalles y mucha información, hay que estar medios atentos.
Solo eso quería decir, aunque sigo enojada con el final. No porque sea malo, sino por la elección que toma un personaje. Una decepción enorme para mi corazón.
Mañana subo la reseña a mi canal con más detalle: www.youtube.com/AlenaPrior
PD: Si alguien lo leyó y quiere fangirlear conmigo esta más que invitado a hacerlo.
rachellouise054's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
jelkebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book didn't work for me. It was a bit of a let down, especially with how much I like book one and two in this series. It's just that this book is way too long. For most of this book almost nothing happened in it. Everything about this book just screamed FILLER. It was quite a bore to read.
On top of that I do still think Mare is insufferable, and she definitely didn't go through any growth throughout this book either. She was so incredibly stupid in this book as well. Maven's intentions were as transparent as one could be, and Mare was still constantly in her inner monologue saying she had no clue what he was doing. On top of that she just also made some really dumb decisions. We also got a new POV this book. Cameron might have been even be worse than Mare, in my opinion. Being contrarian for contrarian sake is one of my worst pet peeve's in characters, and she just embodies that. It was obvious she was supposed to be an "edgy" character, but instead she was just incredibly annoying. Wasn't there anyone else in the Scarlett Guard we could have followed to showcase this part of the story? I mean, literally any other character could have been better.
Anyway, I do think there's some interesting world politics, and expansion going on in this book. We learn quite a bit of the world's history, and other countries as well. I thought it was really interesting, and I wanted more of that than we got. Let's hope it will play a big part in the final book.
On top of that I do still think Mare is insufferable, and she definitely didn't go through any growth throughout this book either. She was so incredibly stupid in this book as well. Maven's intentions were as transparent as one could be, and Mare was still constantly in her inner monologue saying she had no clue what he was doing. On top of that she just also made some really dumb decisions. We also got a new POV this book. Cameron might have been even be worse than Mare, in my opinion. Being contrarian for contrarian sake is one of my worst pet peeve's in characters, and she just embodies that. It was obvious she was supposed to be an "edgy" character, but instead she was just incredibly annoying. Wasn't there anyone else in the Scarlett Guard we could have followed to showcase this part of the story? I mean, literally any other character could have been better.
Anyway, I do think there's some interesting world politics, and expansion going on in this book. We learn quite a bit of the world's history, and other countries as well. I thought it was really interesting, and I wanted more of that than we got. Let's hope it will play a big part in the final book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Torture
Minor: Suicide