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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Excellent once again. I feel like this was more heavily inspired by Interview with the Vampire than Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil was, given whatever was going on with Victor, Mitch and Sydney. I think we could have benefited from maybe fewer characters or more time because I feel like Sydney in particular got shafted in this one and we could have done more with her character arc, although the development of Eli and Victor in this book was even better than in the first one. The power suppressant stuff also definitely could have made a third book on its own, especially because I feel like the driving force of Eli and Victor's rivalry only paid off in the last like...15% of the book and there was so much more that could have happened with both of these things. I would still love a third book and there is definitely room for one given the state of things at the end of this book (I have a couple of ideas for plot beats around Sydney already, namely 1. bringing back Eli as a way to figure out where Victor went (although maybe this is just wishful thinking...I just can't imagine a book without the two of them to oppose each other but who knows) 2. since people's powers seem to get stronger over time, I'd love for her to develop the ability to have some measure of control over the beings she's brought back, more than just feeling where they are, specifically because this would make Victor lose his entire mind 3. something to do with confronting June since that's still VERY unresolved.) Anyway. In conclusion no one is doing it like Victor Vale.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
MY SHAYLAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭 My pookie can't be dead. Liking Cardale is toxic, but in my opinion, almost everyone in this book is morally grey.
This book is a combination of slow-moving because it's all leading to one specific event, so we spend a lot of time with the character doing various schengaians.
But because there are SO MANY PEOPLE to keep track of and the chapters are uber short, it seems very fast paced.
I think for this book, you make the argument that this book didn't need to exist, and for that, I see your point, and you're right. The first book concluded well enough to where a second one wasn't necessary; HOWEVER, I feel like this is another case of "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder", the first book had a nice conclusion, but I love the characters so much that I didn't care if the author wanted to milk it out for a bit, NOPE!
Now, I will admit I didn't like this as much as the first one. The middle part, from like 200-300 page mark, slogged for me, and there were so many time skips that I was scared to feel overwhelmed. Lots os new people, some I liked (Marcella, Johnathon, Dominic) and some I could do without (the doctor, June). Overall, I liked it, but I felt like certain plots were either underdeveloped or felt underwhelming by the time the book ended.Marcella's death was pretty underwhelming. Like she just got crushed by a building. The doctor guy is only here for 5% of the novel and yet has this big discovery of being able to suppress the EOs' abilities, but then dies like an hour later anyway. Sydney's plotline was a lackluster. She spent all that time trying to revive her sister, just to be like "nah" in the end. And also, June's weird obsession with Sydney makes no sense. She spent all this time making her all aloof and mysterious, so she didn't really have good characterization in my opinion. Her motivations just didn't make much sense. I loved Marcella. Honestly, she scratches the dark romance itch I have in my brain sometimes. Lowkey if V.E. Schwab wrote a dark romance, I wouldn't be mad.😅
This book is a combination of slow-moving because it's all leading to one specific event, so we spend a lot of time with the character doing various schengaians.
But because there are SO MANY PEOPLE to keep track of and the chapters are uber short, it seems very fast paced.
I think for this book, you make the argument that this book didn't need to exist, and for that, I see your point, and you're right. The first book concluded well enough to where a second one wasn't necessary; HOWEVER, I feel like this is another case of "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder", the first book had a nice conclusion, but I love the characters so much that I didn't care if the author wanted to milk it out for a bit, NOPE!
Now, I will admit I didn't like this as much as the first one. The middle part, from like 200-300 page mark, slogged for me, and there were so many time skips that I was scared to feel overwhelmed. Lots os new people, some I liked (Marcella, Johnathon, Dominic) and some I could do without (the doctor, June). Overall, I liked it, but I felt like certain plots were either underdeveloped or felt underwhelming by the time the book ended.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Run, thought Victor, and he could see the response in Eli’s coiled frame.
Chase me.
Do not wake me up until my family is back.
Victor, Sydney and Mitch I love you guys, please come home soon.
Chase me.
Do not wake me up until my family is back.
Victor, Sydney and Mitch I love you guys, please come home soon.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a pretty good book but there were a lot of characters and a lot of things going on that I fleshed out the world better but seemed to take away from the main through line. I felt like the first book was more directed and allowed you to connect better with the characters even though this book probably gives you more details about them
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes