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A great follow-up to The Thousand Lies of Ardor Benn, but I have the same issue as with the previous book. This story just ends far too abruptly. There's a nice lengthy "final" battle with an awesome revelation about Moonsickness...and then nothing, just a brief summary of how Ardor Benn seemed to make matters even worse than before. It definitely feels like the story could have continued, and now I'm left wondering if the third book will immediately pick up where this one ended.

Also, one thing that was missing from the first was the Grit chart at the end of the book. I would have loved to see a chart of the newly discovered Grit. Speaking of which, I COMPLETELY anticipate Benn or Raekon dumping a ton of that Metamorphosis grit on that bull dragon...unless it only works on dragon eggs.

sera_carey's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

I SWEARRR THIS BOOK WAS JUST AS GOOD AS THE FIRST ONE IF NOT SLIGHTLY BETTER. i will admit it definitely had a slower start which kinda threw me off due to the very fast paced nature of the book series BUT AHH once the story picked up i couldn't put it down. the twists were so well written, and at first i wasn’t a fan of the whole religious-centered element of the series (which carried on from the first book) BUT I SWEAR that religious element was what was the second book so surprising. another thing i really appreciate about this book is how much character development some of the characters have gone through ESPECIALLY QUARRAH!!! like her naivety was what made me wary of her in the first book BUT AHHHHHHH

i just ADORE how much she has truly changed into a lone wolf in this book. i just love seeing how she didn’t immediately go running back into ard’s arms once they reunited (honestly she did quite the opposite 😭). she’s matured so much, and her decision to leave ard at the end BLEW ME AWAYY. I GENUINELY SCREECHED WHEN SHE DID THAT WHAT A GIRLBOSS 😍 i know she said she’d come back for him but to just LEAVE him like that, injured on a cliff, in the name of finding Gloristar was such a huge moment for Quarrah as a whole.

i could write a whole essay on Quarrah, but Portsend actually turned out to be a really pleasant surprise of a character. however that all being said, RAEK DESERVES HIS OWN POV AND I WAS SO MAD HE DIDN’T GET ONE ESPECIALLY SINCE HE WAS

STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION???

like pls that would have been so interesting to read about AHH WE WERE TRULY ROBBED. anyways 10/10 book, such a great follow up and the world building just keeps getting better and better 😍😍

majaingrid's review against another edition

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3.0

These books got all the ingredients of being five star reads. Heists, dragon poop magic, amazing wit and banter, but there's just something that doen't completely click for me. I kept my rating for the first book at 4 stars after reread, but having skimread this one on several places I have to settle for 3 stars...

wizardmacdonald's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

3.5

annarella's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved the first installment and this one is even better if possible.
I thoroughly enjoyed and was happy to catch with the characters and travel to their fascinating universe.
Great character development, world building and storytelling.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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