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HOLDUP! Why is no one else bothered by Sümeya and Çeda GETTING IT ON when they are LITERAL SIBLINGS???? Uhmmm. WHY???? I'm sorry that was just too weird for me. I mean at first, I thought maybe Sümeya didn't know that Çeda was her sister BUT it was, in fact, revealed that she does know. But they both seem not the acknowledge it all throughout the book so I'm just super confused like did I miss the memo where before reading this book incest was acceptable in this fantasy world??? But ugh whatever overall I loved the book. Don't really care much for Emre ending up with Çeda anyway, she deserves better than Mr. I Sleep Around To Get Information. Anyhow still excited for the next book.

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4.0

Good book mostly for the parts with ceda

guillaume_rho's review against another edition

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4.0

For the fourth book of the Song of Shattered Sands, Bradley P. Beaulieu expands on the already impressive world he's built in the past books. We get to meet many characters we had only heard of before and that's the part I love most in any epic fantasy series!
It took me a bit more time than with previous books to get fully invested in the story, but once the action picked up left and right, I was fully on board.
Fezek, a new character to this book, turned out to be especially delightful!

waltzingmonkey's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

texile's review against another edition

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4.0

I’m invested in the story, but between the cultural appropriation and the Strong Female Protagonist/male gaze, I’m irritated enough that it distracts from my suspension of disbelief.

vaderbird's review against another edition

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3.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

dragontomes2000's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Beneath the Twisted Trees is the fourth installment in the Shattered Sands series and continues the story of Ceda's quest for vengeance. I would say I am still having a great time with this series, but there is something keeping me from loving it. I definitely am sticking with the characters being part of the reason. As this is a multi POV story there are a lot of plots going on. All separate with a shared goal. In Beneath the Twisted Trees, the POVs increase by quite a bit and now the story doesn't feel like Ceda's anymore. Which is not necessarily a bad thing but her POV gets overshadowed by everyone else. I have said multiple times that Ramahd, Ihsan, and Davud have had the most compelling arcs. However in Beneath the Twisted Trees the story arcs were so compelling for like everyone. There were a couple I felt didn't have the same energy but for the most part this was a very strong continuation in that regard.

There were quite a bit of cliffhangers at the end of this installment which has me itching to get into the next book very very soon. With only two books left, I am intrigued to see where Bradley P. Beaulieu is going to take this story in its final moments.

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