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Derek Swader

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Great narration.

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-02-25

But honestly. WTF. The end is annoying. I’m all for cliff hangers but this one leaves way too many issues totally open.

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Lovely

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-19-25

Lovely interwoven and star crossed story of multigenerational heartbreak, loss and intrigue.
The storytelling was sweet. There did come a time when I could see the ending coming, however the storytelling was still nicely told.

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Darker than I expected

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-12-25

Sometimes I read books knowing literally nothing about it. This was that kind of pick. I like Klune books. I like this one but it was definitely NOT like HotCS.

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I saw it coming

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-05-24

And yet… it was still well written and well performed. Characters develop well and reasonable. Plot is also nicely done.

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When the characters are developed so well

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-02-24

The characters are so well developed they seem real. It is a character driven story that delves into the dark history of women claiming their power.

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Great Plot

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-03-24

Okay… hear me out. This was a behemoth effort to get into this book. In paper copy form I was on a serious starlit struggle bus to get beyond the world building. But then I did. And I gotta say this one is WAY better than ACOTAR. Complex. Thorough. Weaving.

My only ick… the chosen one trope. I’m tired of it. But at least this one has great history building.

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Could have been shorter

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-30-23

An Asian author writing a novel from a Caucasian narrator who stole a novel from an Asian author… I’m appalled at the dishonesty of the narrator and the way she continues to tell herself she had the right to plagiarize. So in that kudos… the author got me to feel. But as for sympathy for the narrator, I had none. And the story carried on too long.

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Good but slows.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-04-23

Liked the unexpected twists and hints of foreshadow.

Thought some of the developments took a while.

Sanderson is a master at breadcrumbs.

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