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jscarpa14's review
3.0
This really lets you get to know the character of Daria, but it doesn't quite fit chronologically without spoiling parts of book two.
The story takes you back to long before the Select ever came to Babylon, and explains how Daria came to be a singer in the king's court, how she became both his slave and part of the rebellion against him.
Again this isn't really necessary to the main series. While it's interesting and provide some back story on an interesting character, it's also really depressing.
The dark short story explains what it was like to live in Babylon under the rule of the king also introduced in the second book. It's a tale of a harsh, brutal lifestyle of a street rat and the loyalties among those people considered the bottom dwellers of Babylon.
I'm not quite sure if I'd recommend it or not because it's definitely dark in my opinion, but I will say it's interesting.
The story takes you back to long before the Select ever came to Babylon, and explains how Daria came to be a singer in the king's court, how she became both his slave and part of the rebellion against him.
Again this isn't really necessary to the main series. While it's interesting and provide some back story on an interesting character, it's also really depressing.
The dark short story explains what it was like to live in Babylon under the rule of the king also introduced in the second book. It's a tale of a harsh, brutal lifestyle of a street rat and the loyalties among those people considered the bottom dwellers of Babylon.
I'm not quite sure if I'd recommend it or not because it's definitely dark in my opinion, but I will say it's interesting.
sh543's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
aimeereads's review
4.0
It was nice to learn Daria's story but I don't really see a point in revealing her story and the other short stories of different Select (who die) unless they will somehow be united and come to know Cass, Jack, Aly and Marco in future books in the series.
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