Good book but not a satisfying ending.

If there is one thing that leaves a bad taste in my mouth after reading (or listening to) a book then it is wasted potential. You know like that feeling that you get after a great build up and you start speculating what kind of turn the story is going to take and how much potential the whole thing has.

And then... nothing.

While both books have some great aspects to them there are also many flaws and here are some of them:

- An exagerated use of flashbacks that stops any story progression in its tracks because the autor needs to tell us something that happened in the past. The problem is that the actual plot goes on hold constantly.

- The character development of some character is really flat. Some are edgy for the sake of being edgy and while some have a nice development to them the amount of irrational decisions sometimes hurts the credibility of those characters.

- There is many hints and "promises" of story arcs, antagonists or character interactions that never actually happen which leaves you with the question "why the build-up without any follow-up?"

- An important character gets killed off worse than Boba Fett.

Overall the books are not bad, it's just the wasted potential that hurts the most and if you can get over "what could've been" and accept the books for what they are you will still mostly enjoy them.

Extra: All the voice actors/ narrators did an amazing job portraying the different characters. I expected things to get a bit confusing with 6 different characters and POVs, but having a dedicated narrator for each character made it a non-issue and you can instantly recognize whose perspective is being told just by hearing the voice.

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unusually wonderful YA fantasy

Absolutely fantastic book and really nice voice actors! Expertly written,tightly plotted and populated by a vivid cast of characters. Unfortunately a lot of inconsistent accents and pronunciation.

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cool story

I really enjoyed the book. I just wish all the narrators could have agreed on hiw to pronounce certain names and terms. That bugged me a bit.

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an absolute masterpiece

I love this book! really awesome and unpredictable plottwists, interesting characters and good representations of things like PTSD and other traumas. 10/10 can definitely recommend

A true high fantasy masterpiece

I loved the book. Despite the main characters' youth, this is not a YA, but a masterfully crafted high fantasy. I have read LOTR and Wheel of Time, and swear by Sanderson's Stormlight Archive, but none were so beautifully written as this one.

The beginning was a bit dragging, but then it delivered and some more. Even better than the story was the choice of the prose. The descriptions were so vivid, so masterfully written, neither the classical literature nor the classical fantasy authors could compete.
Chapter 33 had me grinning as if I had been one of the crows, savoring every moment as the events I knew were coming unfolded.

I loved the voice acting for Nina and Jesper chapters, and the one for Matthias and Inej were nice too. But I really had a hard time listening to Wylan's annoying voice in his POV chapters. I wish they had just let a couple of the better narrators read the whole thing.

I loved every second of it

Ich habe diese Buch so sehr genossen, das ich es nicht weiter hören wollte. Weil ich wusste das es irgendwann vorbei sein würde und ich wollte mich noch nicht von diesen wunderbaren Charakteren trennen. Schlussendlich habe ich es dann doch fertig gehört, teilweise stundenlang da es schwer war diese Story zu pausieren. Sie ist nie langweilig und man weiss nie wirklich was als nächstes kommt. Die Charaktere sind Facettenreich und entwickeln sich auf realistische Art weiter und die Geschichte ist zwar oft verrückt und magisch, aber stehts glaubwürdig. Kann ich nur weiter empfehlen. Die Sprecher sind ebenfalls super und passen von ihren Stimmen her perfekt zu ihren Charakteren

Amazing !

I love this two books. The author does such and amazing job in bringing you into this world and you get to really know the characters very deeply. Definitely recommend it! An amazing adventure that will also make you cry and laugh . You will fall in love with all the characters even the ones you hate !

Caz and his crew are cunning

a brilliantly written story, well though through with surprising twists. lovable and despisable characters, even better than the first book in this series.

Such a satisfying book

Leigh Bardugo really outdid herself. She created a very satisfying , fast-paced, high-stakes conclusion to this Duology and I couldn't be happier. Anyone who enjoyed the first will most likely read this one anyway but I can only recommend it. I read it/listened to it back to back with the first and I couldn't imagine having to wait in between. This one truly tugged at the heartstrings and still managed to have lots of funny moments without ruining the atmosphere. Every character is realized in their own way and as a reader, you are allowed to get a sense of all of their thoughts and feelings and that makes for a great full picture towards the end.

Wonderful story

This book was great. The voice actors read it so well and did it just. I enjoyed it