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Archangel by Sharon Shinn

2 reviews

vermidian's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was a gift from my partner because they know I love good world building - and this book delivers on that for sure. A lot is biblically based name-wise, but many of the cultures were all their own in terms of how they behaved and interacted. Sure, they were probably partially biblically based as well, but I enjoyed the cultural differences all the same.

The main characters drove me up a wall. Don't get me wrong! They were very well written! However their constant need to pick fights with each other was insanity inducing. I feel sorry for the children they will undoubtedly have in the coming books.

I'm on the fence on if I'd like to read on, because I did enjoy the world and I did enjoy the side characters, but I wanted to huck Rachel off a cliff some chapters and I wanted to shout at Gabriel some of the others. Having your two protagonists be married and yet hate each other was not super fun for me.
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blacksphinx's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

If Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy rewrote your brain chemistry, you might also enjoy this one.
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