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mdevlin923's review against another edition
3.0
While the plot and writing was superb, I was disappointed with some of the character development and some of the plot twists added.
cberandi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
juliapatt2007's review
3.0
meredithgracereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bookishtiff1's review against another edition
5.0
sadalababa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
clowdywings's review against another edition
3.0
Grey is one of my favorite characters in the “Cursebreakers” series and he was one of the main characters in this one.
Most of the disappointment for me was my annoyance at Lia Mara. I found her to be pushy and hypocritical at times. She’s just the stereotypical YA Fantasy girl but with more annoying twists. Argh. She grated on my nerves
Throughout the book I kept thinking that she would be so much better just as a friend to Grey and everyone than anything else. Their relationship just was awkward and didn’t match up to Grey’s established personality.
The writing seem sloppily done for Kemmerer. Her other books are more eloquent and thought out but this one just felt like a rush job. Sometimes there were descriptions, other times there weren’t any. I don’t even know how some of the characters look.
I could barely tell what fairytale this one was. It was Rapunzel. It seemed like Grimm’s original one in some parts and Tangled in others.
My favorite parts of the book were the parts where Lia Mara wasn’t included but especially the ending. It is killer.
Drudged through this. Hope I’ll find something better soon!
snoopydoo77's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book!!! I even loved it more than the first book.
If you read my review to book one you know that Grey was always my front runner and I liked him more than Rhen. So that alone was great but for the book to be so fucking epic was even better.
It had me swooning and crying, happy, and sad tears. I was at the edge of my seat the entire time. Like last book we get a lot of twist and turns and surprises which I enjoyed. But I think what I enjoyed the most, besides Grey was, that we get the world expanded. We learn so much more about Emberfall and neighboring kingdoms and customs.
We don’t get much if Harper and Rhen , which for Rhen is good, I really, really hated him this book, even at the end of it all . Harper stayed true to her character.
I loved the relationship Grey and Jake had, and how it progressed to get there. I also enjoyed Tycho a lot.
Lia Mara was fantastic as well, I really liked her from the beginning and she really, really is the perfect match for Grey.
Overall epic book, better than book one, The ending…. Some things I saw coming a mile ahead other things really took me by surprises. The ending was torture and I can’t believe we have to wait till the end of 2021(according to GR) for the next book.
I rate this also a full 5★