Reviews

The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman

chloemakesbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Honestly, I expect series to get worse over time. This one didn't start off very well- lots of unnecessary repetition and forced exposition for first time readers (seriously, what kind of psychopath reads the seventh book in a series first?) but the quality is fairly stable across the series despite that. Selected new characters help keep things fresh, for sure, although Catherine could have used more characterization (high hopes for the next installment). Good world building and internal logic were sustained. On to the next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

_aoibheann_'s review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

alexiandras's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

3.25

meg_elyse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

sarahthereadingaddict's review against another edition

5.0

I have genuinely loved this series. Every book is a brilliantly extended version of the previous one, it's an insight into the inner workings of yet another great writer.

I love the Irene, she's a brilliant character. She's a feisty, brave, fireball of a woman and she's a kick-ass main character. All of the characters are cleverly written in this series but she is definitely my favourite and has been throughout.

I have said in previous reviews of books in this series that the Narrator also makes the story come alive, she's fabulous. I am following up on other books she may have narrated because when you find a good Narrator you want to hear more.

super_shawnna81's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.5

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

Same pacing issues as every other book, but unfortunately, the beginning 75% wasn't very compelling and the plot twist was so obvious, saw it from book 1 and having the same bad guys again? Over it. The epilogue was quite intriguing though and I'm interested to see what will happen next 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Blood, Slavery, Self harm, Violence, Gun violence, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, and Classism

missnatalieann's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this, but seriously, this is the worst cliffhanger!

victorsvales's review against another edition

4.0

this ending?? oh my god
at the moment i’m just yelling “kairene”

brittanyboston18's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.5