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tencutepuppies's review against another edition
4.0
(4.5/5) This book was much better for me than the first. I think there was more varied action, more moving pieces happening all together that really worked for me. Having Vivia’s POV especially made the narrative rounder for me. It was also a good choice to have all the POV characters apart from each other and experiencing their own adventures as they sought to reunite. That brought in new characters like Vaness and the Hell-Bards for Safi, Cam for Merik, and Styx for Vivia.
Safi:
Again, I wasn’t immensely tied to her parts of the story. They were interesting enough to make me keep reading and be invested, but not enough to make me think about her after the series is done. I did find her interactions with Caden intriguing though. It was like a enemies to friends arc. Vaness was sort of the same, although they were never quite enemies.
Iseult:
My favorite of the two. She’s struggling so hard with being the more useless, darker half of the friendship, and this causes her to believe she can never be half of the Cahr Awen of legend. This makes her connect much more than Safi did, because Safi almost gives me Aelin vibes with her level of “perfectness.” (She’s not flawless, but she’s special enough to make everyone sort of gloss over her flaws) Iseult struggles much more, which makes her determination, her insecurities, her shortcomings, and her sort of aloofness from everyone else bleed onto the page. Safi is all she really has, and now she doesn’t even have her.
Merik:
I’m sorry but I cannot get into his character. He does have a personality, but also not really at all at the same time.
Aeduan:
I knew he wouldn’t let me down. First of all, I want to know his sadboy “no one will love me because I’m a monster” past even more because I eat that shit up. I think what really works about his trauma and the inner turmoil he goes through is that he never feels bad for himself or wallows in an annoying way. He just accepts that he’s only ever going to be able to hurt people, and therefore is destined to always be on the outside of the group. It makes his situation much more sad. However, we get to see another facet of the personality he tries to squash down when he saves Owl. I love the “big scary man adopts a small child” trope so much.
Vivia:
Now this is what I wanted to see from the first book. Her evil princess character was already interesting to me when Merik described her, but it was a huge twist to see that it was all an act and that she struggles twice as hard to feed her people and remain in the counsel’s good graces as both a woman and a daughter of a woman who went insane. The hundreds of masks she wears to avoid being herself is both relatable and heartbreaking. She truly thinks no one will follow or respect her if she’s not this furious monster all the time, so she pretends to be just that, even around the few people she trusts. Like Styx. (Who I ship with her very much)
Romance:
There wasn’t a huge amount of it here, but what I did see, I liked. Namely, Aeduan and Iseult. You know I love a slow burn. Because I knew they were going to be a thing in the future, I could see every step in their budding feelings for each other. It was unsteady because of how easily they could betray each other, but the slow trust they built up over time was so beautiful to see. In the end, they were so natural with each other. In that last major scene with them when they were saying goodbye, I was floored by how much I connected with them. I haven’t felt that strongly about a book ship in a long time. I cannot wait to see their feelings growing until there’s a confession in the third book, perhaps.
The Plot:
There was constant action and none of those awkward dull patches that were in the first book as they travelled. As I said before, switching locations between the characters was a really smart choice. They all had their own separate things going on, but their issues all tied into the greater story.
Final Thoughts:
I cannot wait for the third book. In fact, I’ve already started it. And then I will have to wait many months until the next one comes out :,)
Safi:
Again, I wasn’t immensely tied to her parts of the story. They were interesting enough to make me keep reading and be invested, but not enough to make me think about her after the series is done. I did find her interactions with Caden intriguing though. It was like a enemies to friends arc. Vaness was sort of the same, although they were never quite enemies.
Iseult:
My favorite of the two. She’s struggling so hard with being the more useless, darker half of the friendship, and this causes her to believe she can never be half of the Cahr Awen of legend. This makes her connect much more than Safi did, because Safi almost gives me Aelin vibes with her level of “perfectness.” (She’s not flawless, but she’s special enough to make everyone sort of gloss over her flaws) Iseult struggles much more, which makes her determination, her insecurities, her shortcomings, and her sort of aloofness from everyone else bleed onto the page. Safi is all she really has, and now she doesn’t even have her.
Merik:
I’m sorry but I cannot get into his character. He does have a personality, but also not really at all at the same time.
Aeduan:
I knew he wouldn’t let me down. First of all, I want to know his sadboy “no one will love me because I’m a monster” past even more because I eat that shit up. I think what really works about his trauma and the inner turmoil he goes through is that he never feels bad for himself or wallows in an annoying way. He just accepts that he’s only ever going to be able to hurt people, and therefore is destined to always be on the outside of the group. It makes his situation much more sad. However, we get to see another facet of the personality he tries to squash down when he saves Owl. I love the “big scary man adopts a small child” trope so much.
Vivia:
Now this is what I wanted to see from the first book. Her evil princess character was already interesting to me when Merik described her, but it was a huge twist to see that it was all an act and that she struggles twice as hard to feed her people and remain in the counsel’s good graces as both a woman and a daughter of a woman who went insane. The hundreds of masks she wears to avoid being herself is both relatable and heartbreaking. She truly thinks no one will follow or respect her if she’s not this furious monster all the time, so she pretends to be just that, even around the few people she trusts. Like Styx. (Who I ship with her very much)
Romance:
There wasn’t a huge amount of it here, but what I did see, I liked. Namely, Aeduan and Iseult. You know I love a slow burn. Because I knew they were going to be a thing in the future, I could see every step in their budding feelings for each other. It was unsteady because of how easily they could betray each other, but the slow trust they built up over time was so beautiful to see. In the end, they were so natural with each other. In that last major scene with them when they were saying goodbye, I was floored by how much I connected with them. I haven’t felt that strongly about a book ship in a long time. I cannot wait to see their feelings growing until there’s a confession in the third book, perhaps.
The Plot:
There was constant action and none of those awkward dull patches that were in the first book as they travelled. As I said before, switching locations between the characters was a really smart choice. They all had their own separate things going on, but their issues all tied into the greater story.
Final Thoughts:
I cannot wait for the third book. In fact, I’ve already started it. And then I will have to wait many months until the next one comes out :,)
msrcreation's review against another edition
1.0
While I didn't absolutely love Truthwitch I still remember really enjoying it. Mostly the characters I liked following them and seeing them interact. Now it has been a very long time since I read the first book. I kept putting this off for some reason and now I think I know why. This one loses all of the enjoyment of the characters and makes them boring and hard to care about. I don't think I could tell you the plot of this I just could not get into it. The small amount that stuck after finishing this will quick fade and be forgotten. It's sad because I liked that first book and know many people enjoy this series so much. But at least it's off my tbr.
tmledvina's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
paigeturner04's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
greensmartie's review against another edition
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this sequel, it definitely grows in terms of both scope and the story itself.
As all the characters are now separately spread over the Witchlands, we follow their journeys into discovering themselves, each other and the deeper mystery that would ultimately make sense of everything. Be prepared for action packed episodes, secrets and surprises that will leave you wanting to pick up the next installment asap.
As all the characters are now separately spread over the Witchlands, we follow their journeys into discovering themselves, each other and the deeper mystery that would ultimately make sense of everything. Be prepared for action packed episodes, secrets and surprises that will leave you wanting to pick up the next installment asap.
astheplotthickens24's review against another edition
4.0
If you're in the mood for fantasy then READ THIS.
If not, then wait until you are.
This book was way better than the first one. The beginning was a blast, the characters were hilarious and a lot of things happened since Truthwitch.
Those were just some of the funny lines on this novel.
This book circles around five different third person POVs, four of which we knew from Truthwitch (Merik, Safi, Iseult, Aeduan) and the fifth being Vivia. There were some subtle similarities to the Falling Kingdoms Series (The book cover for one) but the story was still original on its own.
There was no romance going on at all. No kissing, no making out, Nothing. I'm not even sure if my ship is going to end up together *cross fingers* so if you're looking forward to Safi & Merik getting-to-know-each-other-stage then you're in for a disappointment but if you're looking forward to Iseult and Aeduan's progress then I guess you will be sated (a little).
The plot was a little dragging at the middle part but it eventually picks up, so be patient there. I can't say anything further without spoiling you, I guess this will be enough. So far I love this series and I am so pumped for the third book which will be entitled BLOODWITCH and it'll focused more on Aeduan (my bae) the way TRUTHWITCH focused on Safiya and WINDWITCH on Merik.
If not, then wait until you are.
This book was way better than the first one. The beginning was a blast, the characters were hilarious and a lot of things happened since Truthwitch.
Safiya fon Hasstrel might have been a poor geography student, but even she knew this crescent-moon bay was not the capital of Marstok.
Aeduan followed, careful to stay a footstep behind. Not because he felt Corlant deserved the lead, but because it pleased him to watch the man constantly crane his neck backward to speak.
Those were just some of the funny lines on this novel.
This book circles around five different third person POVs, four of which we knew from Truthwitch (Merik, Safi, Iseult, Aeduan) and the fifth being Vivia. There were some subtle similarities to the Falling Kingdoms Series (The book cover for one) but the story was still original on its own.
There was no romance going on at all. No kissing, no making out, Nothing. I'm not even sure if my ship is going to end up together *cross fingers* so if you're looking forward to Safi & Merik getting-to-know-each-other-stage then you're in for a disappointment but if you're looking forward to Iseult and Aeduan's progress then I guess you will be sated (a little).
The plot was a little dragging at the middle part but it eventually picks up, so be patient there. I can't say anything further without spoiling you, I guess this will be enough. So far I love this series and I am so pumped for the third book which will be entitled BLOODWITCH and it'll focused more on Aeduan (my bae) the way TRUTHWITCH focused on Safiya and WINDWITCH on Merik.
sccrethistory's review against another edition
4.0
There are degrees of freedom. Complete freedom isn't always good, nor is the lack of it always bad.
3'5 en realidad
Tenía muchas ganas de seguir leyendo la saga de Truthwitch y la verdad es que va por el buen camino.
Lo único que no me ha gustado es que este libro es meramente un puente entre el primero y el tercero. No hay grandes tramas y no demasiados momentazos. Pero se lee rápido, y más sabiendo que el siguiente libro duplica las páginas de este.
Iseult y Aeduan son mis favoritos la verdad, y verles juntos durante este libro ha sido lo mejor.
También tenemos la trama de Merik y Vivia que hemos podido profundizar en el personaje de Vivia fuera de los pensamientos de Merik y me ha parecido muy interesante.
Safiya es un personaje que me gusta aunque en este libro no haya tenido realmente demasiado desarrollo pero en el siguiente seguro que hay más.
Sin dudas tengo muchas ganas de leer Bloodwitch por que tiene pinta de que todo va a estallar ahora.
3'5 en realidad
Tenía muchas ganas de seguir leyendo la saga de Truthwitch y la verdad es que va por el buen camino.
Lo único que no me ha gustado es que este libro es meramente un puente entre el primero y el tercero. No hay grandes tramas y no demasiados momentazos. Pero se lee rápido, y más sabiendo que el siguiente libro duplica las páginas de este.
Iseult y Aeduan son mis favoritos la verdad, y verles juntos durante este libro ha sido lo mejor.
También tenemos la trama de Merik y Vivia que hemos podido profundizar en el personaje de Vivia fuera de los pensamientos de Merik y me ha parecido muy interesante.
Safiya es un personaje que me gusta aunque en este libro no haya tenido realmente demasiado desarrollo pero en el siguiente seguro que hay más.
Sin dudas tengo muchas ganas de leer Bloodwitch por que tiene pinta de que todo va a estallar ahora.
curlyc90's review against another edition
3.0
I definitely enjoyed Truthwitch a bit more. This book definitely suffered from Second Book Syndrome. So sad. But it wasn't bad and wasn't horrible. It contained a lot more world building and a lot of set up for the series in general so this was good, just not great.
I am hard core shipping Iseult and Aeduen. I cannot wait for things to progress with them. Safi's side of things had me a bit bored but I hope that in the next book things will be different.
3/5
I am hard core shipping Iseult and Aeduen. I cannot wait for things to progress with them. Safi's side of things had me a bit bored but I hope that in the next book things will be different.
3/5