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emtees's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25
This one is a reread, and like the first book, I had way more fun rereading this one than I expected from what I remembered of it. A lot more happens in this book than I remembered, and there is more humor and worldbuilding than in the first book. The world expands a lot, the characters are challenged in new ways, and we meet lots of new people and places. The plot takes a pretty big jump forward as well. Unfortunately, as with the first book, the POVs still feel really unbalanced - while I know Rand is the main character and actually like him a lot, I appreciate the jumps into other characters' POVs and wish that happened more often. The pacing is also really off on this one - an entire major subplot is only introduced in the last quarter of the book. There is a long, slow stretch in the middle followed by a whole rush of events at the end. There's also a time jump that is awkwardly executed. But apart from these small complaints, this book is as strong as the last one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Slavery
Moderate: Mental illness
randanopterix's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
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