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I normally do not like books with too much political manoeuvring but this book does it in such a way that it is really gripping and fills you with a sense of dread the whole time.
I found this book a big step up from book 1 and absolutely loved the horror elements of it that were introduced and look forward to more of this in book 3.

There are a lot of characters and place names and I did absolutely at times feel a bit lost between where places were or who people were if they had not been involved in the book for a while but it was not bad enough to take me out of the story and really more a reflection on my poor memory.

Overall I really enjoyed this more than I thought I would given I do not usually enjoy books like this - from what i have heard book 3 ramps up the horror elements which really appeals to me

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5.0

This series is stunning. I am truly enthralled.

318trapper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The second book builds on the strong characterization and world building from the first book. We learned a lot more about the afterlife in this book, and it remained delightfully creepy. I think this is the strongest book in the trilogy. The relationships between our main four characters are very strong and very fun.

The best part of the book is

when Vonvalt kills that prisoner in order to teach Helena how to travel to the afterlife and speak to the dead. It's such a beautiful piece of character development for both of them and really seals the deal on Vonvalt's moral decline.

shawnad2006's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

himynameissi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

5.0

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