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Hof der Schlangen und Geheimnisse by Eliza Raine

bookturtle's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

tiiiger35's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this entire series, I’m so glad I wasn’t deterred by a few cynical reviews I’d seen.
It was intriguing how Mazriths quest for power inevitably entwined with Reynas quest for her identity. They needed each other to survive. The tumultuous way they fell in love & accepted one another’s light & darkness, was the key all along. It was lovely to follow two tortured souls find themselves through belief and trust in each other. 

Reynas character was loveable in the end but, she was a real pain in the ass to start with. I adored how the more Mazriths secrets were peeled away, the more enchanting he became. His character deserved the inner peace & acceptance he’d always needed. 

This last part of the series kept its fast pace & constant intrigue. It was suspenseful to the very last page. I devoured it in 2 nights because, it was an easy read that constantly built memento. It was simply unputdownable. Hence, I’ve read the entire series in a week. I was content with the ending, everything was rounded off neatly, without being rushed. Thankfully, there was no cliffhanger. 

This was the perfect October read with all things, dark, mysterious and magical. 

jilliandegraef's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

nerdypingwin's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book as the wrap up to these characters story! 3 peppers for spice! I loved the Norse mythology and Fae world combined and I'm excited to read more from this author in this world!

iamhanna's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

clairefrances_8'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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

laura_eb's review against another edition

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dark 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

amillerknaack's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

ryatwilight's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a great wrap up to the Shadow Bound Queen series. I feel like all the questions I had were resolved really well like how was Mazrith’e affliction going to be cured, what exactly was Reyna, why did the Starved Ones want Reyna and how was she going to defeat them, how were Lord Orm and the Queen going to be stopped.

It lacked the sexual tension the first two books had even though Mazrith was being…difficult…in the beginning, but if I think of the series as one big book their relationship actually had a really good arc and the added frustration at the beginning of this book added rather than took away from the romantic subplot.

This book had quite a bit of action, which I loved, including the culmination of the Leikmot, the face off with the Starved Ones, the Queen, and Lord Orm, and the continued progress on the mysteries of how to help Mazrith and what Reyna was.

Voror is still my favorite and I love that he played such a pivotal role in this book and the series as a whole.

crocsnsocs27's review against another edition

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

4.25