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readwithjuna's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
comonique_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? No
5.0
Enthralling, epic, high fantasy. I absolutely loved this book and was disappointed when it ended, I wanted it to keep going. This is one of my favorite fantasy books I have read. The story is bursting with lies, betrayal, deceit, magic, mysteries, love, battle, war, twist, tragedy, and loss. This story had me captivated, shocked, gasping and flabbergasted. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Devon Sorvari, she did a fantastic job bringing life into the story. What an epic book!
The Curse of Sins is the second book to The Curse of Saints. The story continues to follow Aya and Will, they are returning to their home kingdom and have to act like nothing has changed between them. Aya is forced to learn more about the first saint that is prophesied. Will is trying to get back into the queen's good graces without overstepping any boundaries that will hurt Aya. War has officially started, and the destruction of the dark magic wielders is horrendous. Aya and Will have suspicions of the queen's intentions; will she choose what is best for the kingdom or the gods?
Book Releases June 25, 2024
The Curse of Sins is the second book to The Curse of Saints. The story continues to follow Aya and Will, they are returning to their home kingdom and have to act like nothing has changed between them. Aya is forced to learn more about the first saint that is prophesied. Will is trying to get back into the queen's good graces without overstepping any boundaries that will hurt Aya. War has officially started, and the destruction of the dark magic wielders is horrendous. Aya and Will have suspicions of the queen's intentions; will she choose what is best for the kingdom or the gods?
Book Releases June 25, 2024
rainbowsandbookshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Thank you Tanem Collective and Kate Dramis for sending me The Curse of Sins for the Tandem readalong!
The Curse of Sins is the sequel for The Curse of Saints and picks up where that book ended.
It has a lot of action and multiple POVs we follow. I enjoyed all the POVs and grew attached to all the characters - it was great to see what all of them were doing instead of just following one character. Their journeys all added to the richness of the story and setting.
I loved seeing Will and Aya's relationship develop throughout the book, even though some of their miscommunications really hurt! I also loved seeing the friendships between some characters and the importance of that found family for them.
Kate Dramis has left us with a big cliffhanger though and I now need book 3!! I really enjoyed reading The Curse of Sins and can't wait for the next one!
The Curse of Sins is the sequel for The Curse of Saints and picks up where that book ended.
It has a lot of action and multiple POVs we follow. I enjoyed all the POVs and grew attached to all the characters - it was great to see what all of them were doing instead of just following one character. Their journeys all added to the richness of the story and setting.
I loved seeing Will and Aya's relationship develop throughout the book, even though some of their miscommunications really hurt! I also loved seeing the friendships between some characters and the importance of that found family for them.
Kate Dramis has left us with a big cliffhanger though and I now need book 3!! I really enjoyed reading The Curse of Sins and can't wait for the next one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Sexual content, Child death, Death, and Violence
readinginvelaris's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
kariann_reading_journey's review
5.0
The Curse of Sins was one of my highly anticipated sequels, and it more than lived up to my expectations. This story picks up where the first left off, and Aya and Will are forced to confront the consequences from the choices they made in The Curse of Saints. I loved the split focus between Aya/Will and Aidon/Josie. You could tell it was intentional to have the storylines intersect again at some point, it was just a matter of when. I love stories that are part chess match, and that’s what Dramis did so well in The Curse of Sins. Overall, I love her writing style. Dramis is great at keeping the plot moving well while not skipping out on character development and world building. There’s such a great mix of political intrigue, magic, and action to the point, I could not stop reading this. There were also plenty of betrayals and plot twists to keep you guessing at character’s true motivations and who was ultimately lying. I’m still not over that ending and desperate for book three. I combo read this bouncing between the ebook and audiobook. I think the narration by Devon Sorvari was good overall. The one critique I have is that I wish there was a little more distinction between the different character POVs. It made it difficult to keep track at times because there wasn’t a clear distinction between them at least at the speed I listen. I felt Sorvari did really well at bringing the emotion and amping up the intensity of the story. Overall, I really enjoyed both the ebook and audiobook and feel this would be great to read in either format.
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eARC courtesy of Sourcebooks Casablanca, Penguin Random House, and Netgalley
ALC courtesy of Dreamscape Media and Netgalley
jbsoutiere's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
sophieb_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Thank you Tandem Collective for letting me be a part of this read along.
Oh wow i loved book 1 (Curse of Saints) but book 2 was brilliant, what a ending to leave us on! We pick up exactly where we left off with Aya & Will returning home and it being known she is the 2nd saint who will help her defeat Kakos.
All the characters have their own struggles to content with, Aya being given the role of Saint she needs to focus on that which means she needs to step away from her role as part of the Tria. Will having to hid his relationship with Aya and do what it takes to get into the Queens good graces. Tova not understanding what's happened or going to happen after what she went through while in the dungeons. Adion learning to be a king and hid his power, Josie haven't to move on when who she thought was the love of her life betrayed her and her family.
We also have new characters and I really liked Liam but not Lena his twin.
This has the exactly what i enjoy in my fantasy, uncomplicated world building and magic system, political intrigue, romance, twists and turns and battles.
Book 3 cant come soon enough!
Oh wow i loved book 1 (Curse of Saints) but book 2 was brilliant, what a ending to leave us on! We pick up exactly where we left off with Aya & Will returning home and it being known she is the 2nd saint who will help her defeat Kakos.
All the characters have their own struggles to content with, Aya being given the role of Saint she needs to focus on that which means she needs to step away from her role as part of the Tria. Will having to hid his relationship with Aya and do what it takes to get into the Queens good graces. Tova not understanding what's happened or going to happen after what she went through while in the dungeons. Adion learning to be a king and hid his power, Josie haven't to move on when who she thought was the love of her life betrayed her and her family.
We also have new characters and I really liked Liam but not Lena his twin.
This has the exactly what i enjoy in my fantasy, uncomplicated world building and magic system, political intrigue, romance, twists and turns and battles.
Book 3 cant come soon enough!
melissarosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Simply put, I loved it!
The Curse of Sins was even better than the first in the series! Without the need for world building, it's straight into the action and character development. I really enjoyed the relationships and political complexities. There was so much going on, so much depth.
It kept up the pace and had brilliant twists right up to the end, which I didn't see coming! I had an inkling that certain characters wouldn't be quite who they seemed to be but not to that extent!
I loved Aya and Will's relationship, they faced a lot of challenges and although some of their communication (or lack of it) was frustrating, overall I found it realistic.
The world and magic system is well thought out and complex and I feel like there is even more to be revealed in the final book! It was also nice to see the bond with the wolves in action as I felt that was missing in Book 1.
This is such a great fantasy, it's unique and I can't wait for Book 3!
The Curse of Sins was even better than the first in the series! Without the need for world building, it's straight into the action and character development. I really enjoyed the relationships and political complexities. There was so much going on, so much depth.
It kept up the pace and had brilliant twists right up to the end, which I didn't see coming! I had an inkling that certain characters wouldn't be quite who they seemed to be but not to that extent!
I loved Aya and Will's relationship, they faced a lot of challenges and although some of their communication (or lack of it) was frustrating, overall I found it realistic.
The world and magic system is well thought out and complex and I feel like there is even more to be revealed in the final book! It was also nice to see the bond with the wolves in action as I felt that was missing in Book 1.
This is such a great fantasy, it's unique and I can't wait for Book 3!
sarahinreaderland's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
4.0
I am so pleased that I had the opportunity to read this second book in the Curse of Saints series. I enjoyed the first one, but The Curse of Sins was a whole other level of drama, tension and romance. I remember writing in my review for The Curse of Saints that I wish there had been more romance throughout the story and my wish came true. Aya and Will's relationship developed so much more and I was on that romance journey right alongside them.
I got very invested in the plot with this one. I felt joyous when good things happened and heartbroken when things weren't going well (which happened a lot!). I loved the secrecy and mystery, particularly when it all started to unravel. I am not ashamed to admit that was more than one twist that I did not see coming and I had many *gasps with hand to mouth* moments.
I continued to love Aya and I think she is a great character in this series. She's brave albeit a touch stubborn and she cares and loves fiercely. I really enjoyed seeing some of her vulnerabilities and was so pleased that she let her guard down with Will. I went to and fro on my feelings about Will. He made some questionable decisions but I am team Will and believe that his intentions were always true.
The only downside to having read this book now is that I have to wait for the next book to be released. The ending has left me craving more and if I had it my way, I'd be jumping straight back into this world with these characters.
I got very invested in the plot with this one. I felt joyous when good things happened and heartbroken when things weren't going well (which happened a lot!). I loved the secrecy and mystery, particularly when it all started to unravel. I am not ashamed to admit that was more than one twist that I did not see coming and I had many *gasps with hand to mouth* moments.
I continued to love Aya and I think she is a great character in this series. She's brave albeit a touch stubborn and she cares and loves fiercely. I really enjoyed seeing some of her vulnerabilities and was so pleased that she let her guard down with Will. I went to and fro on my feelings about Will. He made some questionable decisions but I am team Will and believe that his intentions were always true.
The only downside to having read this book now is that I have to wait for the next book to be released. The ending has left me craving more and if I had it my way, I'd be jumping straight back into this world with these characters.
amy_reads4's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Thank you so much to Tandem Collective, Kate Dramis and Penguin Michael Joseph for having me on the readalong for The Curse of Sins.
The Curse of Sins is book 2 in Kate Dramis’s Curse of Saints series. Having read book 1 I couldn’t not wait to dive into book 2 and I was not disappointed in the slightest, in fact I think I may have loved this one even more than the first.
This world is incredible complex, with rich development and world building, the characters and multilayered and draw you in to their world completely. If you asked me to pick a favourite character I do not think I could as they all have their own individual appeal and story.
I really enjoyed how we followed multiple characters and their stories across the seas, until they all came together at the end. Oh the ending, it broke me, I knew it was going to be heavy but I really wasn’t expecting quite that, I did not see it coming, in-fact the whole way through I believed it was going to be the opposite, I cannot believe I now have to wait to read book 3 to find out what happens next, it’s going to feel like forever.
This is a high fantasy world with beautiful romances, the most evil of evil, and bonded wolves, whom I adore and love the part they play.
Whilst this is a thick book I feel the story lends itself to needing to be on the longer side with all its different storylines and the world building.
I cannot wait to see what comes next, and I will not be over that ending for some time to come!