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jenny_librarian's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It's been years since I read These Rebel Waves, so I was a bit out of it coming into this sequel. I didn't want to reread book 1, mostly because I wouldn't have had time to do that and read book 2, therefore not completing one of my 2021 goals. I read the synopsis of TRW, along with my review of it, and jumped right into These Divided Shores.
It was a bit of a scary jump. The same kind I expect whenever I'll pick up Game of Thrones again. Sara Raasch's world is very politic and there's a lot happening in those books. As it stands, I wonder if she should have made it into a trilogy, since those two books are so packed with political turmoil and war that there's little time for the characters - and readers - to catch their breath.
Because it's been so long, I didn't have the emotional connection to the character I would've had if I'd read them back-to-back. I struggled to sense the chemistry between Vex and Lu (doesn't help that they spend 80% of the book apart) and I totally forgot about Ben and Jakes until the 150-something page. However, I have to say thatBen and Gunnar are alright.
The worldbuilding and politics are very realistic, and it made me think of a few real-world examples of ethnic cleansing in the of religion. The whole raiders vs Argrid vs Grace Lorayans was also quite well done. It made sense throughout and I was never thrown away from the story by the decisions made.
It's a very good series, though I would have preferred it be divided (pun intended) in three volumes instead. However, if you want to read this, you should definitely have book 1 fresh in mind.
It was a bit of a scary jump. The same kind I expect whenever I'll pick up Game of Thrones again. Sara Raasch's world is very politic and there's a lot happening in those books. As it stands, I wonder if she should have made it into a trilogy, since those two books are so packed with political turmoil and war that there's little time for the characters - and readers - to catch their breath.
Because it's been so long, I didn't have the emotional connection to the character I would've had if I'd read them back-to-back. I struggled to sense the chemistry between Vex and Lu (doesn't help that they spend 80% of the book apart) and I totally forgot about Ben and Jakes until the 150-something page. However, I have to say that
The worldbuilding and politics are very realistic, and it made me think of a few real-world examples of ethnic cleansing in the of religion. The whole raiders vs Argrid vs Grace Lorayans was also quite well done. It made sense throughout and I was never thrown away from the story by the decisions made.
It's a very good series, though I would have preferred it be divided (pun intended) in three volumes instead. However, if you want to read this, you should definitely have book 1 fresh in mind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Infidelity
fruitea's review
dark
emotional
tense
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
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