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dolios's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
daria_nedelcu19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
Enjoyment 9/10
Concept 8/10
Execution 9/10
Writing 8/10
Plot & Logic 6/10
Pacing & Structure 10/10
Atmosphere 8/10
Characters 9/10
Intrigue 7/10
World Building 7/10
Audio Performance 10/10
Rating: 4.11/5
Concept 8/10
Execution 9/10
Writing 8/10
Plot & Logic 6/10
Pacing & Structure 10/10
Atmosphere 8/10
Characters 9/10
Intrigue 7/10
World Building 7/10
Audio Performance 10/10
Rating: 4.11/5
ohsarajay's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Truly the book where things really begin to pay off. The series has a habit of offering characters options that are easy, reasonable, convenient, necessary, etc, but watch out! :) And lo and behold. They do not always watch out.
A book about vengeance and anger and what it means to obsess over the past.
Decidedly too many vampires, but they're handled well enough.
A book about vengeance and anger and what it means to obsess over the past.
Decidedly too many vampires, but they're handled well enough.
eleanorlow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.5
netflix_and_lil's review against another edition
4.0
Apparently I have false memories of this book, because an event and character death I THOUGHT I remembered never happened and I've been looking forward to it this whole time... oh well, it meant that reading this book was like reading it for the first time.
Compared to the season finale that was The Faceless Ones, Dark Days suffers from first-episode-of-season-two-itis just a tad; aka, it feel it needs to fix everything as quickly as possible so we can get back to the usual. Unfortunately, it somewhat dampens the harrowing conclusion of the last book when the whole team is reunited a quarter in. I wouldn't have been against them spending a little longer in the alternate dimension. Change up the setting a little - apparently half the appeal of this book is fuelling my wistful thinking of what could have been (though it feels weird to say I was disappointed Guild didn't stitch up his ears and blow up a stadium of people).
But as always, big old asterisk beside all that because it was still perfect and everything I needed and I will still die for Fletcher Renn, if anything more enthusiastically after this one.
Compared to the season finale that was The Faceless Ones, Dark Days suffers from first-episode-of-season-two-itis just a tad; aka, it feel it needs to fix everything as quickly as possible so we can get back to the usual. Unfortunately, it somewhat dampens the harrowing conclusion of the last book when the whole team is reunited a quarter in. I wouldn't have been against them spending a little longer in the alternate dimension. Change up the setting a little - apparently half the appeal of this book is fuelling my wistful thinking of what could have been (though it feels weird to say I was disappointed Guild didn't stitch up his ears and blow up a stadium of people).
But as always, big old asterisk beside all that because it was still perfect and everything I needed and I will still die for Fletcher Renn, if anything more enthusiastically after this one.
thebooklender's review against another edition
5.0
I do love this series - always guaranteed a gasp-out-loud moment or two!
kathyhope_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
planetarycrow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.75
oakamoore's review
2.0
Disappointingly bland, considering it follows on from the previous book's well executed cliffhanger, which is all but sidestepped and resolved in the first fifty pages, and then barely referenced for the rest of the novel.
The plotline that takes up a majority of the book is comparatively worse, and feels like filler content due to its relative low stakes.
Suffers from the introduction of way too many side characters, who exist as a name alone and add nothing of value to the overall story.
The plotline that takes up a majority of the book is comparatively worse, and feels like filler content due to its relative low stakes.
Suffers from the introduction of way too many side characters, who exist as a name alone and add nothing of value to the overall story.