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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
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
adventurous
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:
Complicated
I think I'm still getting used to the change from Rune's first-person to three different third-person POVs (plus I really should have done that reread of the whole series that I was tempted with but for which I was ultimately too impatient), so perhaps not as immersively perfect as the rest of the series, but I still adore these kids and I loved seeing the whole family through different pairs of eyes.
This is a great supplemental story to The Tarot Sequence series, but if you haven't read that series this isn't going to make a lot of sense to you. I enjoyed getting to see exactly what was happening with Quinn, Max, and Anna while captured by the Hourglass Throne. I love Quinn and Max so much. They're just such fun and I can't wait to see how Quinn especially develops in the series. This was interesting as Quinn for the first time in his life can't see all the options ahead of them and has to rely on his memories of futures he's seen previously. His joy and interest in the surprises was really sweet. He's so oblivious to his own danger though I know how much Max worries. These three are great together and the best kinds of friends.
(DEUTSCH WEITER UNTEN)
I loved it!
I love our kids and getting more of their perspectives was just wonderful and I so hope K.D. Edwards comes up with more books with them. Apart from the main series, that is <3
Also!!!! Quinn’s gift doesn’t seem to be lost and I am so, so happy and relieved?!
(DEUTSCH)
Ich habs geliebt!
Ich liebe unsere Kids und mehr aus ihren Perspektiven zu erfahren, war einfach wundervoll und ich hoffe so sehr, das K.D. Edwards noch mehr Bücher mit ihnen rausbringen wird. Also abseits der Hauptserie <3
Außerdem!!!! Quinns Gabe scheint nicht verloren zu sein und ich bin so, so glücklich und erleichtert?!
I loved it!
I love our kids and getting more of their perspectives was just wonderful and I so hope K.D. Edwards comes up with more books with them. Apart from the main series, that is <3
Also!!!! Quinn’s gift doesn’t seem to be lost and I am so, so happy and relieved?!
(DEUTSCH)
Ich habs geliebt!
Ich liebe unsere Kids und mehr aus ihren Perspektiven zu erfahren, war einfach wundervoll und ich hoffe so sehr, das K.D. Edwards noch mehr Bücher mit ihnen rausbringen wird. Also abseits der Hauptserie <3
Außerdem!!!! Quinns Gabe scheint nicht verloren zu sein und ich bin so, so glücklich und erleichtert?!
What the fuck. What the fuck. Why is this series SO GOOD???
I’m going to have to re-read immediately and take copious notes because I’m SHOOK.
Absolutely glorious, an incredible amount of fun and truly creative worldbuilding.
I’m going to have to re-read immediately and take copious notes because I’m SHOOK.
Absolutely glorious, an incredible amount of fun and truly creative worldbuilding.
adventurous
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
KD Edwards strikes again, throwing in taunting cliffhangers at the last second that make me dread waiting for the next book.
Not gonna lie, parts of this dragged on for me personally (I think since it's a retelling of a storyline but just from a different PoV) but I'm still forever in love with these characters and their interactions.
Not gonna lie, parts of this dragged on for me personally (I think since it's a retelling of a storyline but just from a different PoV) but I'm still forever in love with these characters and their interactions.
HIGHLIGHTS
~disappearing soap
~all the found-family feels
~it’s not enough to not be bad
~the kids are all right
~only the very foolish fuck with fools
*spoilers for The Hourglass Throne!*
I highly doubt I was the only Tarot Sequence fan who was distressed to hear that Edwards had to cut a ton of plot related to our favorite kids from Hourglass Throne. But it all turned out for the best, because that cut content grew into what became The Eidolon, which means that instead of being just one thread of a novel focused on the adult characters, Quinn, Max and Anna ended up getting their very own book!
Which is the start of its own spin-off series. THEY GOT THEIR OWN SERIES, FOLX! THE SQUEE IS REAL!
And – while I have absolutely zero objection to indulgent, wish-fulfillment fanservice! – I am here to assure you that The Eidolon is not, in fact, simply indulgent, wish-fulfilment fanservice. While it’s definitely not necessary for any Tarot Sequence fan to read The Eidolon – as promised, Edwards has very carefully made sure both series work as standalones from each other – it adds a wealth of nuance, detail and depth to the events of The Hourglass Throne, and lays the foundations for an enormous amount of forthcoming adventures, trials, and general bombshells in future books (of both series).
To say nothing of the bombshells dropped in this book.
I SCREAMED.
AND SHRIEKED.
AND HAD MANY GOOSEBUMPS.
K.D. EDWARDS SIR, HOW DARE YOU!
Ahem.
In brief: The Eidolon covers the time Quinn and Max, and then Anna, spent as captives of Lady Time in The Hourglass Throne, and it is every bit as epic as we could have wished for. Calling them ‘fan favorites’ implies there is any member of the cast who is not a fave, and I’m pretty sure the fandom will back me when I say that’s not the case, but it is true that Max, Quinn and Anna are especially beloved, and The Eidolon serves as an excellent Exhibit A in the case for THIS IS WHY. These kids are amazing, and it’s impossible not to feel so damn PROUD of them as we see how they handle themselves without adult protection, in a very dangerous situation. Yes, they’ve been well-trained by Rune, Brand, Addam, and Corrinne, but they’re also intrinsically good, smart, brave kids who love and protect each other unhesitatingly and unflinchingly. Getting to spend more time with them is a JOY.
Read the rest at Every Book a Doorway!
~disappearing soap
~all the found-family feels
~it’s not enough to not be bad
~the kids are all right
~only the very foolish fuck with fools
*spoilers for The Hourglass Throne!*
I highly doubt I was the only Tarot Sequence fan who was distressed to hear that Edwards had to cut a ton of plot related to our favorite kids from Hourglass Throne. But it all turned out for the best, because that cut content grew into what became The Eidolon, which means that instead of being just one thread of a novel focused on the adult characters, Quinn, Max and Anna ended up getting their very own book!
Which is the start of its own spin-off series. THEY GOT THEIR OWN SERIES, FOLX! THE SQUEE IS REAL!
And – while I have absolutely zero objection to indulgent, wish-fulfillment fanservice! – I am here to assure you that The Eidolon is not, in fact, simply indulgent, wish-fulfilment fanservice. While it’s definitely not necessary for any Tarot Sequence fan to read The Eidolon – as promised, Edwards has very carefully made sure both series work as standalones from each other – it adds a wealth of nuance, detail and depth to the events of The Hourglass Throne, and lays the foundations for an enormous amount of forthcoming adventures, trials, and general bombshells in future books (of both series).
To say nothing of the bombshells dropped in this book.
I SCREAMED.
AND SHRIEKED.
AND HAD MANY GOOSEBUMPS.
K.D. EDWARDS SIR, HOW DARE YOU!
Ahem.
In brief: The Eidolon covers the time Quinn and Max, and then Anna, spent as captives of Lady Time in The Hourglass Throne, and it is every bit as epic as we could have wished for. Calling them ‘fan favorites’ implies there is any member of the cast who is not a fave, and I’m pretty sure the fandom will back me when I say that’s not the case, but it is true that Max, Quinn and Anna are especially beloved, and The Eidolon serves as an excellent Exhibit A in the case for THIS IS WHY. These kids are amazing, and it’s impossible not to feel so damn PROUD of them as we see how they handle themselves without adult protection, in a very dangerous situation. Yes, they’ve been well-trained by Rune, Brand, Addam, and Corrinne, but they’re also intrinsically good, smart, brave kids who love and protect each other unhesitatingly and unflinchingly. Getting to spend more time with them is a JOY.
“I just made my first bad choice!”
“Not even this hour, Quinn,” Max said.
Read the rest at Every Book a Doorway!