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Beztroska by Lauren Roberts

81 reviews

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t love this book as much as I loved the first book, but it was still very enjoyable!

Per usual, Kai had be giggling and kicking my feet. I love that man!
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holliepao's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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sofiaedstrom's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

Älskade den första boken, så blev lite besviken över den här. Det var inte en dålig bok men det hände inte så mycket i boken, i jämförelse med den första. Mest en uppbyggnad inför sista boken.

Paedyn har dödat kungen och startat upproret. Det gör att Kai behöver tillfångata henne inför den nya kungen, Kit, som kämpar i sin nya roll efter förlusten av deras pappa. Pae flyr staden och Kai följer efter henne.
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carlyjoann's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book felt different and repetitive after the first book. I understand if the author wanted to build the relationship between the FMC and MMC but it got repetitive quickly when there were other ways to build that relationship and keep the story moving. Even with the relationship being the main focus I didn’t feel a ton of more building between them than what we got originally in the first book. There was some character growth from them but nothing that needed a whole book as the focus. 
I wanted more storyline and world building and that’s on me for having those as my expectations of this book. 
The ending was just confusing to me. I can see if the author is just trying to keep Paedyn and Kai apart to have drama but it just left me saying “What?” Also Calum is alive and is the advisor to Kitt? I just feel like I missed things and the end had me lost.
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bmceleney's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Don’t think the storyline/plot was as strong in this book but the character arc and development definitely was. The characters are just so well written and loveable in their own way. I just wish there had been some references to powerful. 
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coffiend's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Of all the stories that could have been told after the way book 1 ended, this has got to be one of the most boring. 

It made the world feel smaller, like the only consequence of a long-built rebellion trying to make a stand against a tyrant king is that now one girl is going to be in some nebulous form of trouble. Maybe she'll be sentenced to death, maybe she'll fall in love. Read along as she crosses some indeterminate length of desert to find out! (Spoiler: it's love) 

There's very little (if any) character growth and nothing really changes in the grand scheme of things until the end, and even that felt underwhelming.
It feels like the next book could start with a 1-page conversation between Kitt, Kai, and Pae, and everything will be cleared up.


This book made me retroactively like Powerless... less. 



Also, making out in a sewage drain will never be hot. 
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awxhhlilla's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cnannery19's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Honestly I did genuinely love this book, but it is somewhat of a filler between powerless and fearless. 

It follows Kai and Kitt as they battle with their feelings following their fathers death at the hands of Paedyn, with kai hunting her in his role as the enforcer and Kitt stepping into his new role as king.  

There was definitely some shocking twists in regarding to feelings and some actions that are made, but the main consensus is it is a way of working through passion and anger  following the death and destruction wreaked and ordered by the old king and the lies he may have spread.   

Overall I can’t wait to get to the final book and find out how Paedyn and the brothers tale truly ends. 
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