Reviews

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

viking_flower_girl's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

3.5

panofsauce's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.25

jbird7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

dream_11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

asriram's review against another edition

5.0

This book was amazing. My heart was aching at the end of this book. I’m eagerly awaiting the release of the next book.
Following up on The Jasmine Throne, Tasha Suri released yet another fantastic novel. While the first novel suffered from pacing issues, with a slow first act and a long-drawn out climax leading to an over saturated final act, The Oleander Sword continues the story of the amazing characters from the first novel: Malini, Priya, Bhumika, and Rao all get amazing character development, as they suffer more and more. The book started out in a way I anticipated, and by the end of the it, I was completely along for the ride. It was exciting to see their stories play out, and the tragedy and heartbreak of the novel was extremely compelling.

breu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

sjules1112's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

thenymphsvoice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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sandra_broadwill's review against another edition

4.5

Honestly it took me about 20% of the way in to get hooked, but I think that's just because it's been a year since I read the first one. I couldn't remember who several of the characters were. But then I got super hooked and just wanted to binge the rest. This is a stunning second book in a Trilogy. The politics, the intrigue, the battles, the betrayals and sacrifices and ANGST. I was very there for it. My heart hurts for these characters, in the best way.

lizpelletier_5's review against another edition

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

5.0