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wizaurus_sarah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
eletoile's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
5.0
gaby_readsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved every moment of this book, it kept me so invested. I loved Vis as a main character, he was so smart and capable. He had so much to overcome and he is such a strong character to follow. There are so many layers to this story and so many different plots to follow that I am very much looking forward to continuing this series, I hope the next book comes out soon!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Death
nicolecaryl12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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
4.75
Feels like a true story, a real work of art. Very well written. Hard to get into but it’s clearly something meant to be there, clear world building. Subplot of romance, interesting magic school, trashed and death and betrayal and DRAMA. Lots of secrets and damn the end chapter is implying several planes of existence, shits gonna get crazy next book. Also diago my angel
deniz560's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.75
yureisilhouette's review against another edition
5.0
inhaaale
Don't bother talking to me. I'll write a review when my head clears.
[EDIT]
THIS BOOK NEEDS MORE HYPE!!!
[cough] Anyway...
It took me 2 months to finish this book. Part 1 has a slow pacing and the author's writing style is so new to me that (ngl) was hard for me to read so I had to pause from time to time. Also Vis (our main character) was annoying in the first chapters, revealing things about himself when he was supposed to have a mysterious persona from the way he acts.
Enter Part 2, now the scenes are getting interesting. To sum up this Part with a quote:
"Pretending to have their interest at heart when in reality, you're just figuring out how to make the best use of them."
In this Part, we truly see how intelligent and cunning Vis is. How he thinks five steps ahead and memorizes the mistakes he made just to go back and clean it up to hide his intentions.
"They know the system is wrong, but they choose not to think or speak up or act because they ultimately hope that in their silence, they will gain... Don't mistake inaction for neutrality."
We also see that despite the golden puppet strings attached to Vis, he never loses his white heart identity from where he truly came from. He has boulders on his shoulders, ready to be crushed, but going back to his past while having people help him overcome it gave him the confidence to think straight and get back up on his feet again.
The Last Part: In Cauda Venenum - The venom is in the tail. The worst is yet to come.
This is becoming the Hunger Games: Roman edition. I cannot even fathom what to say about what's happening in Part 3. It's like you're on a Labyrinth [wink] running through different paths of different actions of different scenarios. The twists and turns make you keep reading. Tears were shed, and rage was felt. I cannot wait for the next book, on what Vis will decide to do.
Will he lose his humanity? Will he give forgiveness? Will he forget the connections he made? Will he become a different person?
Hoping on the next book we get a vengeful Vis
Don't bother talking to me. I'll write a review when my head clears.
[EDIT]
THIS BOOK NEEDS MORE HYPE!!!
[cough] Anyway...
It took me 2 months to finish this book. Part 1 has a slow pacing and the author's writing style is so new to me that (ngl) was hard for me to read so I had to pause from time to time. Also Vis (our main character) was annoying in the first chapters, revealing things about himself when he was supposed to have a mysterious persona from the way he acts.
Enter Part 2, now the scenes are getting interesting. To sum up this Part with a quote:
"Pretending to have their interest at heart when in reality, you're just figuring out how to make the best use of them."
In this Part, we truly see how intelligent and cunning Vis is. How he thinks five steps ahead and memorizes the mistakes he made just to go back and clean it up to hide his intentions.
"They know the system is wrong, but they choose not to think or speak up or act because they ultimately hope that in their silence, they will gain... Don't mistake inaction for neutrality."
We also see that despite the golden puppet strings attached to Vis, he never loses his white heart identity from where he truly came from. He has boulders on his shoulders, ready to be crushed, but going back to his past while having people help him overcome it gave him the confidence to think straight and get back up on his feet again.
The Last Part: In Cauda Venenum - The venom is in the tail. The worst is yet to come.
This is becoming the Hunger Games: Roman edition. I cannot even fathom what to say about what's happening in Part 3. It's like you're on a Labyrinth [wink] running through different paths of different actions of different scenarios. The twists and turns make you keep reading. Tears were shed, and rage was felt. I cannot wait for the next book, on what Vis will decide to do.
Will he lose his humanity? Will he give forgiveness? Will he forget the connections he made? Will he become a different person?
Hoping on the next book we get a vengeful Vis
ladylilyofold's review against another edition
3.0
4 stars. I had a very hard time with the first half of this book. I just couldn’t get invested and it felt like a slog. I may have had a Sword of Kaigen hangover. So stopped for a few days and then picked it back up.
I’m glad I did. The second half of the book was much better and the ending was interesting. I’ll give the second book a try.
I’m glad I did. The second half of the book was much better and the ending was interesting. I’ll give the second book a try.
jsolhan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
angiethebanangie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.75
isabellehendo's review against another edition
5.0
this was a unique 5 star read experience, for sure
i started reading it, thinking it was gonna be a 3.5-4 star read, then as i got past 50% i thought okay this is definitely at least a 4 star. immediately after finishing it, my reaction was to give it 4.5 stars. then my boyfriend asked me to tell him about it, and i got so engulfed into it, and recounting the story made me realize just how intricate, well done, and engaging the book really was. i got so excited in my recount of the story, i realized that not rating this book 5 stars would be an injustice.
the beginning is slow, simply because the world, magic system, and political sphere are intricate and take a large part of the beginning to build. when you progress into the book, though, the payoff for the first half is well-worth it. the second half of this book was genuinely enthralling and i’m so excited for book 2.
i started reading it, thinking it was gonna be a 3.5-4 star read, then as i got past 50% i thought okay this is definitely at least a 4 star. immediately after finishing it, my reaction was to give it 4.5 stars. then my boyfriend asked me to tell him about it, and i got so engulfed into it, and recounting the story made me realize just how intricate, well done, and engaging the book really was. i got so excited in my recount of the story, i realized that not rating this book 5 stars would be an injustice.
the beginning is slow, simply because the world, magic system, and political sphere are intricate and take a large part of the beginning to build. when you progress into the book, though, the payoff for the first half is well-worth it. the second half of this book was genuinely enthralling and i’m so excited for book 2.