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A review by debchan
A House of Rage and Sorrow by Sangu Mandanna
4.0
so maybe i was way harsh with the first book.
i don't hate max and esmae. they are way better in this book (maybe because we've already established they love each other instead of running in circled around each other). plus esmae's character? she really went from annoying mc to killer mc.
the way she.
another thing,.
one of my favorite things about esmae is the fact that she literally throws herself headfast into danger. like she will jump off a ship and plunge 50 feet out of the air onto solid ground and then be like "oh i wasn't expecting to be in a hospital" but also she gets super strategic and plans extremely well.
not sure how much i like.
titania best ship ever. i hope she gets.
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i feel like i can't review this book without spoilers. there's just a lot to uncover. but now we move on to the sole reason i'm reading this series.
the man, the myth, the absolute golden legend. alexi rey. you can't write a character who is arrogant, strong, a little bit evil, a little bit soft, and blond?? and not have me absolutely love him. not gonna lie, poor guy should back down because esmae doesn't want peace even offered up to her on a golden platter. the scene where he i would love an alexi point of view. i don't want to see how others view him, i want to be in his head and experience things from his perspective. also what's with the relationship between him and kirrin? like i'm sure they could be power couple if they wanted... please... i would love to read that. edit 5 hours later: i have confirmed that indeed kirrin is in love with alexi but the real question here is: is alexi in love with kirrin?????? i'm in need of answers
i don't hate max and esmae. they are way better in this book (maybe because we've already established they love each other instead of running in circled around each other). plus esmae's character? she really went from annoying mc to killer mc.
the way she
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was like yeah even if everyone came back to life i would NOT be happy. like she really wants to go on fighting and screaming for the rest of her life which i can get behind. i mean, she can't kill alexi but who knows. she may get on board with that anytime soonanother thing,
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what's weird is the double standards. it always seems like the badass assassin murderous main character will have no qualms killing people. but alexi killed ONE (1) person and she was like: unforgivable. it could be because rama was her best friend and she's not exactly the most rational person in the world but oh wellone of my favorite things about esmae is the fact that she literally throws herself headfast into danger. like she will jump off a ship and plunge 50 feet out of the air onto solid ground and then be like "oh i wasn't expecting to be in a hospital" but also she gets super strategic and plans extremely well.
not sure how much i like
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the fact that max was literally a reincarnated god. he was literally varin? as soon as i read the character description of varin in the beginning that said he was not important AT ALL i was like hm yeah sure. but the fact that max = varin and he knew the whole time? smells suspiciously like the kane chronicles.titania best ship ever. i hope she gets
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to be in some human form like she clearly wants to beplus
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radha and sybilla? amazing. the scene where sybilla fails the test truth becuase she literally has no idea she's in love with radha. that's just iconic.i feel like i can't review this book without spoilers. there's just a lot to uncover. but now we move on to the sole reason i'm reading this series.
the man, the myth, the absolute golden legend. alexi rey. you can't write a character who is arrogant, strong, a little bit evil, a little bit soft, and blond?? and not have me absolutely love him. not gonna lie, poor guy should back down because esmae doesn't want peace even offered up to her on a golden platter. the scene where he