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This historical fantasy is full of in-depth world-building, (which I think I’m still wrapping my head around) interesting characters, and some political and social elements that still ring true today. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next book soon!
I’m so sick of ridiculous cliffhanger endings.
Oct 01, 2019
Jeannette
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3.5 bumped up to 4. I think it could have been a little shorter overall. The characters were a little too typical but the writing was good so my interest was held. The end of the book was good and ended on a really good cliffhanger. I could see reading on.
Full disclosure-I’m not a huge fan of the audiobook narrator, but I wanted to refresh my memory of this story that I read early last year. I won an early copy of the sequel on audiobook, so I needed to get my reread done quickly, and audio was the only way to find the time. I listened to half of it at 1.25x speed and the rest at 1.5x. Even at 1.5x speed, the narrator did not sound like a chipmunk, which makes me worry that her speech at standard speed would be hellishly slow.
Now, as for the nove ...more
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3.5 stars rounded down
i really wanted to like this book more but i found myself putting it down a lot and then resisting picking it back up. maybe im going through book fatigue...
Eta 3.5 stars rounded up to 4
After having our book club discussion it made me realize how much I did enjoy the book and look forward to reading the next in the series
i really wanted to like this book more but i found myself putting it down a lot and then resisting picking it back up. maybe im going through book fatigue...
Eta 3.5 stars rounded up to 4
After having our book club discussion it made me realize how much I did enjoy the book and look forward to reading the next in the series
This book was amazing. I started it as an audiobook which helped with some of the pronoucations of some of the unfamiliar words and names. I wasn’t a huge fan of the tone the narrator used however.
I ended up finishing the book with a physical copy, which helped me understand the characters more. There were many different characters that at the beginning it was hard to remember them all. I loved learning about the Islamic culture and mythology, as I did not have a foundation to start from it was ...more
I ended up finishing the book with a physical copy, which helped me understand the characters more. There were many different characters that at the beginning it was hard to remember them all. I loved learning about the Islamic culture and mythology, as I did not have a foundation to start from it was ...more
This one just didn’t hook me for some reason. Possibly because I didn’t like Nahri all that much—her reaction to everything seemed to be “what?!� and I have little patience these days for petulant adolescent/emerging adult characters 🤷🏼♀� May still give Kingdom of Copper a try at some point, though.
Aug 02, 2017
Meagan Cahuasqui
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Brandy
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Apr 19, 2018
Francisca
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Charlotte
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Emily
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