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upsidedown10 's review for:
The Shadow Throne
by Django Wexler
mysterious
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
This was a very different book than the first one. I still liked it, but only because I happened to like the new genre this book falls into. This book leans hard into the political intrigue and the machinations of a city at its boiling point. Winter definitely came forward as the real main character in this one, though we do keep Marcus as a POV character and add in the princess Raesinia. My main complaint with this book was that we don't get enough Janus, though his mystique is preserved with the smaller screentime.
I wasn't sure about Winter going undercover, but the longer that plot went on, the more I liked it. Jane was a great addition and her character was well fleshed out. The ties to the people of the city were great and put all the pieces in place for the final scenes.
Marcus was fine. He didn't really know what was going on for a lot of the time, which I find pretty funny for a POV character. His instincts are so basic that they balance out a lot of the over-complicated schemes we have going on. His simple goodness is badly needed.
Raesinia's plot was pretty good, but hard for me to get attached to. There are still so many things we don't know about her and I think that she was kind of weak as a person, which will make for an interesting series now that she's queen.
The final battle was great. Wexler is so good at writing battles and I didn't know how much I missed them until they were back in full force for the climax of this book. I hear that the next one is a mix of the genres of the first two and I'm excited to get to them.
I wasn't sure about Winter going undercover, but the longer that plot went on, the more I liked it. Jane was a great addition and her character was well fleshed out. The ties to the people of the city were great and put all the pieces in place for the final scenes.
Marcus was fine. He didn't really know what was going on for a lot of the time, which I find pretty funny for a POV character. His instincts are so basic that they balance out a lot of the over-complicated schemes we have going on. His simple goodness is badly needed.
Raesinia's plot was pretty good, but hard for me to get attached to. There are still so many things we don't know about her and I think that she was kind of weak as a person, which will make for an interesting series now that she's queen.
The final battle was great. Wexler is so good at writing battles and I didn't know how much I missed them until they were back in full force for the climax of this book. I hear that the next one is a mix of the genres of the first two and I'm excited to get to them.