The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

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The Song Rising

Samantha Shannon

4.2 AVERAGE

ira_22_3's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This was definitely the most exciting book in the series yet. It didn't need to explain itself as much, so we went straight into the action. It moved quickly, building tension. It was nice to get to know some of the characters that had only been in the shadows before and to see Paige grow as a leader. The ending was very different from expected. I read it super quickly. To a certain extent, I think the twists and turns were very easily absorbed by the characters with them always knowing a person there or some secret information here. But it sets up the next book well and I will certainly be reading it!
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cjhendo's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Better than the last, but still no beacon of greatness. Still thinking of reading the next one cause I'm curious about the story

pmoser2's review against another edition

5.0
Every book is better than the last one tbh
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tahliaslibrary's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

babaloubeedoo's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 51%
Plot was starting to drag. I found myself forcing myself to read. 
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ekr8401's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Complicated
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logankrawchyk25's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

apeknowlton's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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book_dragon73's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous informative 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
This series seems to be following a routine of the start of the book being slow and the end of the book being very interesting with a lot of events. 

I’m enjoying the series but I’m struggling to see where this is going to go to warrant another 4 books! We will see…..
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holly_read's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes