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The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker

xpelvicstabilityx's review against another edition

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5.0

This one really surprised me in how enjoyable it was to meet so many new characters. Such tender story telling. 

demokoi's review against another edition

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Wasn’t in the right mood for this one at the time I started it. Will come back to it later.

violetheart34's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

turnergrzegorczyk's review against another edition

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2.0

Dnf at 48%
The second book definitely wasn’t needed. The pace was slow. We bounced around perspectives to side characters from book one that didn’t really interest me to begin with and there are too many books to read to waste more time on pushing through this.
A positive note is I do enjoy the authors writing style and will read any new books she released (unless it’s book 3 to The Golem and the Jinni)

mikeelik's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

jackofcats's review

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

5.0

ninja_nin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

toniak's review

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5.0

Loved it! I was worried it wouldn't be as good as the first one, but it was definitely worth the wait.

I liked the theme of how silence and the things left unsaid can destroy relationships- between friends, between lovers, between parent and child. I don't think I've seen this tackled in a book before, but I thought it was so well done. After all, a book is about words, and she was writing about their absence.

heidihaverkamp's review

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4.0

Fun novel, based around Jewish and Islamic folk legends of golems and genies / djinn / jinnis. The second volume in a series.

bekahb101's review against another edition

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4.0

A lovely blend of historical fiction and fantasy, well-written and filled with interesting characters. Personally, I did not find the plot of this story to be nearly as compelling as plot of The Golem and the Jinni, but it was nonetheless a very good read.