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marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
Assassins, mythology and a Pied Piper retelling? I was not expecting the dynamic of this pairing in this to be as interesting as it was and I cannot wait for the sequel.
I received an ecopy of this through Netgalley; however, all opinions are my own.
I received an ecopy of this through Netgalley; however, all opinions are my own.
sometimesleelynnreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
5.0
ctara2123's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
I support women’s wrongs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Drug use, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent
sienna_canread's review against another edition
3.0
Some parts were good and interesting but others weren’t.
_shannara_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
tc_booksandmore's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
Thank you Entangled Teen for the review copy, my opinion is my own.
I read this as prep work for the release of the second book in the series that released April 2, 2024.
I had my eye on this book back when it released, but was swamped by other books, but I am glad that I read this, it was a fascinating look into Korean based myths and fantasy. Lina is an assassin who is ordered to break into an abandoned temple and steal the contents of a chest. Sparking the rage of the Dokkaebi, she is swept away to Emperor of the Dokkaebi Haneul Rui's land and challenged to kill him before he kills her, she has 14 days. This is enemies to lovers, with a side of "I'm going to kill you" and "Who did this to you?," near death experiences, and some really hilarious death threats.
I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I would love to see a map and glossary of the gods, cast of characters to help keep everyone straight. There are a lot of flashbacks that Lina has that were sometimes a little jarring to be dumped into, but the information was important and relevant, and helped explain Lina's reactions.
I read this as prep work for the release of the second book in the series that released April 2, 2024.
I had my eye on this book back when it released, but was swamped by other books, but I am glad that I read this, it was a fascinating look into Korean based myths and fantasy. Lina is an assassin who is ordered to break into an abandoned temple and steal the contents of a chest. Sparking the rage of the Dokkaebi, she is swept away to Emperor of the Dokkaebi Haneul Rui's land and challenged to kill him before he kills her, she has 14 days. This is enemies to lovers, with a side of "I'm going to kill you" and "Who did this to you?," near death experiences, and some really hilarious death threats.
I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I would love to see a map and glossary of the gods, cast of characters to help keep everyone straight. There are a lot of flashbacks that Lina has that were sometimes a little jarring to be dumped into, but the information was important and relevant, and helped explain Lina's reactions.
lagadema's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
This was a good debut, and I liked the mix of Korean mythology, lots of secrets, twists and turns all of that sprinkled with a romance. The characters were well built, and the pacing was a bit slowish at the start and going faster when the end was near. When I finished this installment, I left intrigued and now I want to read the sequel and see how the story will progress.
cosmossol's review against another edition
5.0
4.5/5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book single-handedly got me out of my fantasy reading slump, it was truly what I needed right now and I loved every single page of it.
Last of the talons is part of a new YA fantasy trilogy by Sophie Kim, it’s a retelling of the pied piper myth. The book centers on Shin Lina, an assassin who makes a deal whith the Dokkaebi emperor to kill him; to save her sister, but falls for him instead.
While the first chapters of the book dragged a little for my taste, once I got more into it and started understanding the characters and the world more, it all started to make a lot more sense. The writing style carried the first chapters (and the whole book) for me.
The main characters are great, I loved Lina a lot, and the emperor and the humor he brought into the the story were a delightful change of tone.
The tension this two had was delicious. Like so much TENSION. The romance was a 100% tension and oh my god I lived for every minute of it.
Although I guessed some of the plot twist, it didn’t make the experience less enjoyable.
I can’t wait for book 2.
Last of the talons comes out September 27 of 2022.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book single-handedly got me out of my fantasy reading slump, it was truly what I needed right now and I loved every single page of it.
Last of the talons is part of a new YA fantasy trilogy by Sophie Kim, it’s a retelling of the pied piper myth. The book centers on Shin Lina, an assassin who makes a deal whith the Dokkaebi emperor to kill him; to save her sister, but falls for him instead.
While the first chapters of the book dragged a little for my taste, once I got more into it and started understanding the characters and the world more, it all started to make a lot more sense. The writing style carried the first chapters (and the whole book) for me.
The main characters are great, I loved Lina a lot, and the emperor and the humor he brought into the the story were a delightful change of tone.
The tension this two had was delicious. Like so much TENSION. The romance was a 100% tension and oh my god I lived for every minute of it.
Although I guessed some of the plot twist, it didn’t make the experience less enjoyable.
I can’t wait for book 2.
Last of the talons comes out September 27 of 2022.