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403 reviews for:

The Righteous

Renée Ahdieh

3.78 AVERAGE


I don’t know what kind of crack Renee Ahdieh puts into her writing but have never been more obsessed with a writing style. I was hooked by every sentence. The end floored me (tbh I’m not quite sure how she’s going to pull that plot twist off, but I will pay money to see her try). Every single time her books floor me. I would die for these characters as well as the woman who writes them. That is all.

Four stars literally just for the twist(s) at the end. Otherwise, three stars because a lot of the story felt like it was moving along without really moving along, drawing out a lot of little things almost unnecessarily. She was laying some impressive groundwork, I'll give her that.
Hopefully the biggest surprise at the end (to me anyways) has a solid reason for it and isn't just catering.
challenging medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Would have been better as a novella, very random conversation topics, Em and Michael just came out of nowhere halfway through and did nothing for the plot, the ending was so sudden and it read more like bullet points
dark mysterious medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This series is so random... It has almost nothing to do with the plot of the first book anymore.
Still, it was entertaining and a very quick read so it deserves 3 stars from me :)

Pippa has lost too many people, so when her best friend goes missing; she sets out to find out what happened. Pippa is willing to go anywhere and do anything to see her friend safe. But there is a world hidden from most humans and this dark and dangerous world may be more than Pippa was planning for.

The Righteous is the third book in The Beautiful series. Ahdieh has expanded her fantasy world to include new characters and additional intrigue. There are Fae, Vampires, and other normally unseen creatures dispersed throughout. I so wanted to love this book, but it just didn’t keep my attention long enough. I found myself re-reading passages because I didn’t remember what I just read. The next book is supposed to be the finale and I hope it will bring back the joy I had after the second book.
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes