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aaronwhite's review against another edition
4.0
The second in the Vorrh series, an incredible complex and creative world-creation, taking place most in between the first and second world war. There are several interweaving stories, spanning Germany, England, Essenwald (a colonial city in Africa) and the Vorrh itself - the ancient forest of Eden, home to the Erstwhile, the guardian angels who had failed in their task of guarding the tree, who had been forgotten, and who are now walking up, leaving the great forest, and formulating plans. The writing and plotting is superb and bizarre, and is leading to a third and final book whose plot I cannot even imagine. Excellent stuff.
jarvo_666's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
agreco92's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
funfamilyvideos's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
reading_withgrace's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jereon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
benegesserwitch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lucardus's review
4.0
Steht dem ersten Band kaum nach, hat vielleicht ein bisschen das Problem, dass es als Mittelband keine wirklichen neuen Dinge einführt. Eine der besten "Serien", die mir in den letzten Jahren untergekommen ist. Nach dem letzten Satz war ich eigentlich dafür 5 Sterne zu vergeben, aber mit etwas Abstand, möchte ich mir wieder Luft nach oben lassen und hoffe, der Abschlussband setzt allem die Krone auf.
sohxpie's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Thankfully, this was much better than the first book in the trilogy. I'd argue that at times it felt like it should have in fact been the first book. There was so much more explanatory world building in this novel, there was so much more context. We actually found out about the origins of the Vorrh and the local town. Something that was barely touched upon in the previous novel which is pretty strange when you consider that the town is such a huge part of the story. I think as a whole, the first novel had more descriptive world building when this novel has more context and explanations. In my opinion, this should be the other way around, I found myself so much more invested in this book compared to the first. There was much more focus on the story this time around, I found the number of weird, out of place segments had definitely decreased, they didn't disappear completely but I found the reading experience much more bearable. I have found myself very invested in Ghertrude's story, I will mainly be reading the third novel to see how her story plays out. I like how the reader learns everything at the same time as Ghertrude, it adds tension to her story. I'm still not convinced by this trilogy, I'm definitely not enjoying it but there is a certain level of intrigue that is keeping me going.
casp801's review against another edition
4.0
Hector and Nicholas were so fun. I still don't know what's going on. wtf are we supposed to do without Ishmael I was sort of under the impression he was a major player here.