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kitkat13's review against another edition
adventurous
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
beckywilles's review
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-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
itmeanslittlelamb's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
5.0
THAT CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!
bibi003's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Witchy, magical, mysterious. Tea is a disgraced bone witch who is busy raising an army of dead monsters while she tells her life's story to a "bard." Her story is sad and lonely. She is forced to leave her family (after accidentally resurrecting her dead brother at his funeral) and complete her witchy training in a geisha-style environment. The pressure is on because bone Witches have an important job to do (slay monsters), there are only two of them left in the world, and the other one (her teacher and mentor) is slowly dying.
This first novel (of 3) builds a lot of suspense because we KNOW some major shit happened that resulted in Tea's exile, but we don't know what it is. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, with some big secrets being dropped right at the end, so of course I've got to continue the series to see what happened to the kind and handsome prince. And what sort of revenge she's planning with her puppy-like pet monsters.
This first novel (of 3) builds a lot of suspense because we KNOW some major shit happened that resulted in Tea's exile, but we don't know what it is. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, with some big secrets being dropped right at the end, so of course I've got to continue the series to see what happened to the kind and handsome prince. And what sort of revenge she's planning with her puppy-like pet monsters.
zanda_graves's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the audiobook in all in one sitting today and I can’t remember most of the story. It was fun while I was listening, but I’m probably not going to continue the story.
charlotter191's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
shinararose's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
5.0
I read this book many moons ago and decided to reimmerse myself in this series via audiobook. It was a completely different but amazing experience. Rin crafts such a rich and vibrant world, you feel like you could step foot in an ashka. The different narrators helped seperate the story lines for me and I just couldn’t put it down once Tea’s training took off. Buying book two immediately