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va1kyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
I had previously DNFed this book about a year and a half ago. I'm not sure what changed, but I went from hating this novel to really enjoying it when I returned for a reread. It still sent me into a bit of book burnout, but that is because Kingsbane is LONG and could have been trimmed down considerably in places. While I still find Rielle's plot thread to be the weaker of our two leading ladies, I'm deeply enjoying her downfall into villiany juxtaposed with Eliana's rise from it: these two are perfectly matched and mastercrafted as foils. The ending of Eliana's plot line came a bit too out-of-nowhere for my tastes, but I'm trying to reserve judgement until I see where Lightbringer takes it: I could see it being a cheap trick for a cliffhanger or something more fleshed out and compelling. With Simon being one of my favorite characters throughout the books, I am hovering around Nervous Optimism as I write this and checkout the final installment from the library.
georgiapeaches's review against another edition
3.0
I gave it a 2 originally but that’s because I was tired and it was late and i was fed up with the series but I’m moving it to like a 3.5.
I don’t wanna give it a 4 because that would mean I enjoyed it more than I did. I enjoyed it for a little bit but then I didn’t. I’m moving it up to 3.5 because the ending was good and some parts of it were good but that’s it.
This series has a bad habit of being boring for me. Some people may find the parts I found boring great so that’s why I say “for me”.
Debating whether I’ll read the third book, for now I’m taking a break and reading 4th Wing to see what all the fuss is about and hopefully that’ll get me back on track.
I don’t wanna give it a 4 because that would mean I enjoyed it more than I did. I enjoyed it for a little bit but then I didn’t. I’m moving it up to 3.5 because the ending was good and some parts of it were good but that’s it.
This series has a bad habit of being boring for me. Some people may find the parts I found boring great so that’s why I say “for me”.
Debating whether I’ll read the third book, for now I’m taking a break and reading 4th Wing to see what all the fuss is about and hopefully that’ll get me back on track.
gmortinau23's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
soryualan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is for sure my favorite in the series. There is a lot of character development and unlike the previous book where I often found myself rushing through chapters just to get back to Eliana's storyline, which I found more interesting than Rielle's, in this book I felt equally engaged
aannaascott's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
meh!
hannahhew's review against another edition
4.0
The pacing was weird in this one and it took me way too long to finish but the ENDING
shes_book_obsessed's review against another edition
5.0
Kingsbane
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was chefs kisses. No but honestly, I couldn’t put it down at the end! Okay okay, I might have prioritized finishing this book over doing my assignments... I knooooow but I couldn’t stop myself! Now I have tons of work to do, but it was worth it! Also, that ending... I don’t even know what to say
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was chefs kisses. No but honestly, I couldn’t put it down at the end! Okay okay, I might have prioritized finishing this book over doing my assignments... I knooooow but I couldn’t stop myself! Now I have tons of work to do, but it was worth it! Also, that ending... I don’t even know what to say
paili's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
brittanyboston18's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0