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Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

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saffic's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

This book was better paced than Realm Breaker. I liked the politicking of the book. This book was a solid 3/5.

However, there is something I must nitpick.

Why, when you are planning to kill a character, give them little to no screen-time? When I was reading Realm Breaker, I wondered why Ridha wasn't a part of the main group when she was an obvious choice for the 'seven'. I figured back then that it was because Aveyard needed a perspective in the northern continent in the coming books. Then I got to the end of this book and realized why.

Aveyard needed a sacrifice, but didn't want it to be someone the readers spent too much time with because ??? If you are planning to kill a character, who's death will be impactful to the main characters AND the politics of the world, why do you not spend more time developing them?? Very silly

ashisrandom's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

katlucas's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

annmeyer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

girl give me my goddamn ships or give me death

laucellesart's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

libraryofdreaming's review against another edition

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4.0

The pacing in this felt a lot more balanced than the first book or perhaps this time I knew what to expect. It hit many of the expected beats for a second book in the series but still managed to bring urgency and emotion to every step. I can't wait for the next book!