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fadedphoenix's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
miss_canthus's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.25
After finishing the series, I highly recommend it. The only thing I would have loved would be to spend more time with some of the side characters. There were a few where I think the story could have been more interesting if they had more saying in the plot
mags_connolly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
4.5
debby_caleb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
hanmccull's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.5*, a great end to the Daevabad trilogy. Poor, poor Dara! I’d also like a rainbow winged shedu for Christmas please. Would recommend this fantasy series to anyone who enjoys political intrigue and found family tropes.
daniskara's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
lavinia_theodora's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
tkhongmaly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
5/5
Phew. The stakes of this series. I was shocked many times even in this final book. I was seething with rage more than once. I was loss for hope for a lot of it. At no point was I ever sure who might do what or how anything would be resolved.
This is a fantasy series with a truly hard-fought ending. Nobody was left unchanged, scars of this world running deep. And that’s what truly shines most about this series to me. Everyone has committed at least one atrocity, yet everyone’s choices made sense. Everything was incredibly morally grey. There’s no pure evil, no pure good. It’s just messy, messy, messy and very confusing. And even my one complaint for the series—the romantic aspect—was just more murkiness blurring the lines of character interactions.
To have written a series so incredibly layered and complex—deception met with deception, brutality with brutality with no end in sight—and to end it the way it does…Chakraborty is so expertly talented.
A true joy to have read (listened) to this series!
Phew. The stakes of this series. I was shocked many times even in this final book. I was seething with rage more than once. I was loss for hope for a lot of it. At no point was I ever sure who might do what or how anything would be resolved.
This is a fantasy series with a truly hard-fought ending. Nobody was left unchanged, scars of this world running deep. And that’s what truly shines most about this series to me. Everyone has committed at least one atrocity, yet everyone’s choices made sense. Everything was incredibly morally grey. There’s no pure evil, no pure good. It’s just messy, messy, messy and very confusing. And even my one complaint for the series—the romantic aspect—was just more murkiness blurring the lines of character interactions.
To have written a series so incredibly layered and complex—deception met with deception, brutality with brutality with no end in sight—and to end it the way it does…Chakraborty is so expertly talented.
A true joy to have read (listened) to this series!
coralolaveson's review against another edition
4.5
Not me sobbing while finishing this audiobook at work and crying at my desk. Only knock on this series was the disjointed romance plot lines.. I feel like the book could have done without them or had more of the story invested in the romance. Felt slightly half baked. I am so so so excited to read Chakraborty's new series!