Reviews

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

guacamoneus's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

linnaboobooks's review against another edition

2.0

Things I liked about this:
The handling of PTSD

Things I didn't like about this:
Bury your gays trope for 2 characters

Cheater bisexual trope

The underdeveloped romances of the main couple and the subplot couple.

janagaton's review against another edition

4.0

THAT ENDING.

jonisbookquest's review against another edition

4.0

I totally did not expect to like this sequel, but damn I did! I really need book 3.
My heart is not okay after all of this.

crysjnkns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

sdloomer's review against another edition

2.0

This book really suffered from middle book syndrome. I'm not sure I care enough to want to read the last book in this series; characters seem to have regressed in their development, and nothing of significance happened during the plot. In fact, I'm certain that if you read the first book, skipped this one and went straight to the third, you wouldn't be missing anything.

exlibrisphoebe's review against another edition

4.0

3.75⭐️

acciodaydreamer's review against another edition

4.0

Review

Usually second books in series aren't as good as the first--Girls of Storm and Shadow is rare that I found it more enjoyable than the first! I connected with the characters more and enjoyed the plot.

aesselya's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

naimar's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn’t like the action in this book nearly as much as the first one, and a lot of the dialogue felt very corny. However, Wren and Lei’s relationship is a huge highlight in this book and it was very well written. I’m now done rereading the books I’ve read already and am excited to read the third, which I have not read. This suffers slightly from “second book filler” and felt like a lot of nothing action, as opposed to the first book which felt like it was paced better. But I have to stress how much I love Wren and Lei’s relationship despite these issues. They’re very well written. I didn’t care much for the other side characters introduced in this book.