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sahararslan's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
alialu's review against another edition
2.0
2.75 stars
Again I needed more out of this. I was bored for a big amount of the time, even with the short lenght of the book. But it had way too many explanations of the way the country works, and I'm not enough into this world to enjoy everything like that.
No real action, just paragraphs of talking and thinking. And the coded messages were too hard to read, and there were too many of them.
What I liked is that Shade appeared
Again I needed more out of this. I was bored for a big amount of the time, even with the short lenght of the book. But it had way too many explanations of the way the country works, and I'm not enough into this world to enjoy everything like that.
No real action, just paragraphs of talking and thinking. And the coded messages were too hard to read, and there were too many of them.
What I liked is that Shade appeared
britneybrawdy's review against another edition
3.0
"Rise, red as the dawn."
I'm not going to lie I was worried after reading some not so positive reviews on this novella. I was pleasantly surprised, and it was not as bad as some people made it out to be. I didn't find the operation correspondence distracting, and I think that it adds to the vibe of this book. This is meant to be Farley's story, and part of that is seeing how the Scarlet Guard came to be such a well-organized group. Also, I'm really interested in Shade and Farley's relationship, and I can't wait to see how it may progress in later books in the series. I think it was a good idea to keep it all brief between them during this stage of the series because this is something that can be really explored later on. At least I hope so.
With all that being said, I did think it was a little boring at times. I was really invested and engaged when reading Queen Song, the other novella that goes at the beginning of this series, but I was not always with this one. I think there was just a lot of parts that felt like they dragged on, but mostly everything did feel imperative to the story, so that's why this does have an average rating.
I'm not going to lie I was worried after reading some not so positive reviews on this novella. I was pleasantly surprised, and it was not as bad as some people made it out to be. I didn't find the operation correspondence distracting, and I think that it adds to the vibe of this book. This is meant to be Farley's story, and part of that is seeing how the Scarlet Guard came to be such a well-organized group. Also, I'm really interested in Shade and Farley's relationship, and I can't wait to see how it may progress in later books in the series. I think it was a good idea to keep it all brief between them during this stage of the series because this is something that can be really explored later on. At least I hope so.
With all that being said, I did think it was a little boring at times. I was really invested and engaged when reading Queen Song, the other novella that goes at the beginning of this series, but I was not always with this one. I think there was just a lot of parts that felt like they dragged on, but mostly everything did feel imperative to the story, so that's why this does have an average rating.
arielleb148's review against another edition
3.0
i expected more from this novella but farley is a bad bitch and i really love her relationship with shade
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
DNF
I don’t think i can ever read another thing in this universe
I don’t think i can ever read another thing in this universe
isabella1018's review against another edition
2.0
I found this very boring and dull until Shade got introduced. I didn't see a point in it. March 2016
Other than the parts with Shade, boring! April 2023
Other than the parts with Shade, boring! April 2023
paigeking's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
aliceboule's review against another edition
3.0
Usually novellas provide background for characters in the main series, but this expose on Farley fell flat. We don't learn anything that wasn't supposed before and the only highlight is Shade. I kept waiting to understand the question Farley had asked, but I never saw it.
icalyn_13's review against another edition
3.0
Gives some interesting backstory, but isn't nearly as good as the first book with the queen's story.