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Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

A rising 3.5* - was 3/3.25* for the majority of the book going up to 3.5* for the final third.

Clearly a middle book - wide and expansive, clearly setting up for the final book in the trilogy. It felt too big compared to the story of book 1. Too many characters to care about and lacking the bond of the found family that made book 1 more memorable. I found the book, up to 65% to be a bit dull but from then onwards it found its feet and picked up pace and had a good closing for book 2 in a trilogy - appropriately satisfying whilst showing us what we're in for in book 3.