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Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan

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theaurochs's review against another edition

2.0

Better conceived than book one of the series but still with a lot of flaws. Still full of unnecessary sexism and pages upon pages of reflection in characters thoughts, hashing and rehashing the same worries. All of the side characters are completely flat, and honestly the main characters are only slightly better. It is at least paced well, and the whole multiverse thing is played a little better in this book.

kj_evanuke's review against another edition

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3.0

Jedna z najcięższych przepraw ostatnich lat. Naprawdę ufałam Trudi, że pierwszy tom to jej rozgrzewka, a potem jest już jazda bez trzymanki. Niestety w tym przypadku nawet drugi tom nie wystarczył, by kolejka choć ruszyła z miejsca. Bohaterowie są bardzo dokładnie narysowani, zasady rządzące światami jasne i klarowne, intrygi dopracowane w najmniejszych szczegółach, jednak brakuje porywającej historii, która by te wątki splotła i przytrzymała czytelnika na bezdechu. To wielki kciuk w dół ode mnie, pozostałych tomów nawet nie będę zaczynać. Pozostanę sobie w świecie, który skończył się na Erze Pięciorga i postanawiam nawet palca nie wystawiać poza tę granicę.

nanas_bookish_obsession's review against another edition

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3.0

Ich hätte die Serie ehrlich gesagt nicht weiter gelesen, wäre mir das Buch nicht geschenkt worden.
Ich musste mich nach der Hälfte des Buches schon arg zwingen das Buch nicht liegen zu lassen, weil ich das Gefühl hatte zu lesen und zu lesen und nichts passiert.
Ich gebe dem Buch drei Sterne, weil die letzten 100 Seiten mich dann doch mitgerissen haben. Das Ende war gut, aber ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, ob sich das Lesen deswegen wirklich gelohnt hat.
Es ist zumindest besser, als das Erste.

dorien_s's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

svenja1603's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked the characters more than in the first book. They seemed more grown surer of their abilities. Looking forward to the final book.

pauline_pr's review against another edition

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4.0

Angel of Storms is the second book of the series and I enjoyed it as well. While the first book was centered around the world's of our main characters, the second explores the connections between them that make up a whole universe. It's like taking a look at the whole picture.

Therefore this book continues the worldbuilding the first one started. I expect the next books will have less of a focus on that.

We continue to follow Tyen's and Rielle's fate who, after having left their respective home worlds, both have to find their place in the universe and the hierarchy of power in it. This includes defining their connection to the Raen the most powerful sorcerer and ruler of the worlds.

I look forward to reading the next book in the series.