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unicorn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
iselenamethod22's review
4.0
Re-read
Again awesome. I couldn’t help rereading this book while I was reading another fantasy book 📚 more to come, but I loved group dynamics so much as usual, the plot was creative but I had th same problem as I always do which is I’m so eager to read sicarius/amaranths moments that sometimes I get bored with the other scenes. Le sigh. Amaranthe’s POV is definitely my favorite
The saga is continued awesomely (I'm so awful at series reviews tbh.. the books blur together into one huge lump for me)
Again awesome. I couldn’t help rereading this book while I was reading another fantasy book 📚 more to come, but I loved group dynamics so much as usual, the plot was creative but I had th same problem as I always do which is I’m so eager to read sicarius/amaranths moments that sometimes I get bored with the other scenes. Le sigh. Amaranthe’s POV is definitely my favorite
The saga is continued awesomely (I'm so awful at series reviews tbh.. the books blur together into one huge lump for me)
kdf_333's review against another edition
3.0
ugh. i have no idea how i got this trilogy on my Kindle. i am a cheapskate. i only buy books that cost 99cents. maybe if it is a really good study (nonfic) book i'll pay full price. so to get a 3 book collection on my Kindle it must have been free or on sale. either way. i don't remember how i got i. i was bored and decided to actually read it. and i was hooked. books 4-9 are NOT 99cents. sigh. they are $5 and$6. sigh. i may actually buy a FICTION series for my Kindle.
why you say? um cuz it is that freaking good.
this story has soooooo many things i love.
1. plucky cute kickass heroine
2. a lil romance
3. witty repartee and just plain fun
4. a cool team full of characters that are different and all have their own complex stories that you can't wait to discover
5. adventure/action
6. a lil supernatural not a lot
7. different worlds and peoples but it doesn't take 6 chapters to explain the world the story is in.
8. redemption of the characters- they need forgiving/pardoning
9. Viva la revolución = government needs to change and they are helping to do it.
10. the books end with you knowing another adventure is about to take place but the ones in that novel are done and finished. you are not left with that kind of cliffhanger but more like "ok... this is about to happen and another layer of so and so's personality/past is going to be revealed in the next novel.
basically like a Joss Whedon tv show/film. a group of folks only with more depth and less witty repartee fighting for a cause. adventures ensue; missions fail/succeed. sometimes they are working with the govt; sometimes running from it but there intent is always for good. their world is not real but not so fantastical you need a separate book to understand it. just so good. so very good. sigh.
so i went and read the book summaries on amazon for volumes 4-9. something i don't normally do since i read so much, blurbs/book covers by publishers always give too much away. but since i was like i am not buying them anytime soon i NEED to know what i am missing. that was a Mistake. i am actually contemplating spending $50 on these books. FICTION books!!! trust me when i tell you i do not buy fiction books. that is why God invented a library, used books, and sales on Amazon.
i am going to see if i have reward points on my credit card so i can get an Amazon gift card. i mean, it goes against everything in me to BUY fiction books i know i will only read once at full price. i just can't. so if anybody want to donate to the cause...inbox me. ;-)
why you say? um cuz it is that freaking good.
this story has soooooo many things i love.
1. plucky cute kickass heroine
2. a lil romance
3. witty repartee and just plain fun
4. a cool team full of characters that are different and all have their own complex stories that you can't wait to discover
5. adventure/action
6. a lil supernatural not a lot
7. different worlds and peoples but it doesn't take 6 chapters to explain the world the story is in.
8. redemption of the characters- they need forgiving/pardoning
9. Viva la revolución = government needs to change and they are helping to do it.
10. the books end with you knowing another adventure is about to take place but the ones in that novel are done and finished. you are not left with that kind of cliffhanger but more like "ok... this is about to happen and another layer of so and so's personality/past is going to be revealed in the next novel.
basically like a Joss Whedon tv show/film. a group of folks only with more depth and less witty repartee fighting for a cause. adventures ensue; missions fail/succeed. sometimes they are working with the govt; sometimes running from it but there intent is always for good. their world is not real but not so fantastical you need a separate book to understand it. just so good. so very good. sigh.
so i went and read the book summaries on amazon for volumes 4-9. something i don't normally do since i read so much, blurbs/book covers by publishers always give too much away. but since i was like i am not buying them anytime soon i NEED to know what i am missing. that was a Mistake. i am actually contemplating spending $50 on these books. FICTION books!!! trust me when i tell you i do not buy fiction books. that is why God invented a library, used books, and sales on Amazon.
i am going to see if i have reward points on my credit card so i can get an Amazon gift card. i mean, it goes against everything in me to BUY fiction books i know i will only read once at full price. i just can't. so if anybody want to donate to the cause...inbox me. ;-)
rclz's review against another edition
4.0
Good world building. Good characters and a interesting plot. I'll keep going.
ocie's review against another edition
5.0
As a sequal to the Emperor's Edge, this book caught my attention. It was just as good as the first book if not better.
simply_sam's review against another edition
3.0
***3.5 Stars***
Yes! I made it through this one! There are still a lot of the same elements carried over from the last book that bugged me. Amaranthe and her compulsive cleaning/straightening and the lack of other strong female characters (aside from the bad guys of course-there are always women bad guys) being paramount. Also, the author's use of obscure/not commonly used words when colloquially ones would have sufficed. I noticed it first with cogitate, especially when she used it twice. After that a few I highlighted were: palaver, pusillanimous, insouciant, panoply, inimical, susurrus, appurtenances.
Of course, you may ask is yourself why all this palaver over the author's word choice? Yes, I hear the susurrus over this seemingly inimical review. But when such a panoply of words are used as the appurtenance of her writing style I decided not to write a pusillanimous review or even a insouciant one but instead a review that accurately reflects the garrulous nature of Ms. Buroker's work. Cogitate one that I ask you. Acquiesce I implore you....
Okay, I'm done. Even though it took me for-e-ver to get through this one, annoyances aside, I still feel like there is something there worth reading. Of course it helps that I'm kind of in love with Sicarious (don't worry Sarah, I know that I have to stare at him creepily from a distance!). I'm going to continue reading these. They first two haven't hit it out of the park for me yet but I'm told it only gets better. Onward!
Yes! I made it through this one! There are still a lot of the same elements carried over from the last book that bugged me. Amaranthe and her compulsive cleaning/straightening and the lack of other strong female characters (aside from the bad guys of course-there are always women bad guys) being paramount. Also, the author's use of obscure/not commonly used words when colloquially ones would have sufficed. I noticed it first with cogitate, especially when she used it twice. After that a few I highlighted were: palaver, pusillanimous, insouciant, panoply, inimical, susurrus, appurtenances.
Of course, you may ask is yourself why all this palaver over the author's word choice? Yes, I hear the susurrus over this seemingly inimical review. But when such a panoply of words are used as the appurtenance of her writing style I decided not to write a pusillanimous review or even a insouciant one but instead a review that accurately reflects the garrulous nature of Ms. Buroker's work. Cogitate one that I ask you. Acquiesce I implore you....
Okay, I'm done. Even though it took me for-e-ver to get through this one, annoyances aside, I still feel like there is something there worth reading. Of course it helps that I'm kind of in love with Sicarious (don't worry Sarah, I know that I have to stare at him creepily from a distance!). I'm going to continue reading these. They first two haven't hit it out of the park for me yet but I'm told it only gets better. Onward!
cobrasys's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
setaian's review against another edition
4.0
When three bodies show up in the aqueduct our heroes are using for their hide-out Amaranthe senses an opportunity to help the Empire and clear their names. The team head into the mountains to the source of the cities water in an effort to find the culprit and thwart whatever dastardly plan they have.
Dark Currents is interesting and entertaining in a Romancing the Stone kind of way. There isn't all that much world building and the story is painted with broad brush-strokes so it's easily accessible for people who wouldn't normally read fantasy. It's a fun story, well told.
Amaranthe and Sicarius ...
Dark Currents is interesting and entertaining in a Romancing the Stone kind of way. There isn't all that much world building and the story is painted with broad brush-strokes so it's easily accessible for people who wouldn't normally read fantasy. It's a fun story, well told.
Amaranthe and Sicarius ...
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Oh what the hell!!!lehassebrock's review against another edition
3.0
I've been working my way through the Emperor's Edge series after a) seeing it highly recommended and b) seeing the first three books available for 99 cents on Kindle. So far, I've been enjoying the series! It's intriguing with a very unique cast of characters. I particularly enjoy the female heroine, Amaranthe.
Dark Currents' plot is as interesting as the first Emperor's Edge book, but I felt there were some loose ends not addressed. There didn't seem to be much closure for Books' and Vonsha, specifically what happened to her! She just walks away in Chapter 25 and isn't mentioned again.
Despite that very minor loose end, I enjoyed the second book all-in-all. I certainly wasn't deterred from moving on in the series!
Dark Currents' plot is as interesting as the first Emperor's Edge book, but I felt there were some loose ends not addressed. There didn't seem to be much closure for Books' and Vonsha, specifically what happened to her! She just walks away in Chapter 25 and isn't mentioned again.
Despite that very minor loose end, I enjoyed the second book all-in-all. I certainly wasn't deterred from moving on in the series!
natamenez's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this one slightly less than the first one because it alternated between the main character’s point of view and books point of view. I found myself not really liking books that much and I was a little bit bored of his side of the story.