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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This story came very close to being a five star read, but unfortunately, the lack of rich people paying their dues kind of blew it for me. I know I know, putting a moral high ground on a book like this may seem silly, but I just had my hopes up for a different kind of ending. I found the characters interesting, and the timing of bringing in the secondary POV was perfectly done. However, there were moments when things dragged a bit, and I would have liked more action and less planning around that. Simply put, this book is good, fast paced and fun, but it just needed a little more oomph to be a 5 star read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This story came very close to being a five star read, but unfortunately, the lack of rich people paying their dues kind of blew it for me. I know I know, putting a moral high ground on a book like this may seem silly, but I just had my hopes up for a different kind of ending. I found the characters interesting, and the timing of bringing in the secondary POV was perfectly done. However, there were moments when things dragged a bit, and I would have liked more action and less planning around that. Simply put, this book is good, fast paced and fun, but it just needed a little more oomph to be a 5 star read.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Just like mother really surprised me with the way it had me invested. While I guessed early on who was the "bad guy" in this story, there was still so many horrifying things that I couldn't have even guessed at. This book really takes a common horror trope of women's fertility and motherhood and twisted it on it's head. Often in this topic of horror, the people taking advantage of women are men- but in this instance, the women turn on women, which made it all the more interesting. Maeve's naivety at times was unbelievable and frustrating, though, and this took a bit away from the story. It felt as though she never really fought to have anything different happen to her, which was odd to me.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Just like mother really surprised me with the way it had me invested. While I guessed early on who was the "bad guy" in this story, there was still so many horrifying things that I couldn't have even guessed at. This book really takes a common horror trope of women's fertility and motherhood and twisted it on it's head. Often in this topic of horror, the people taking advantage of women are men- but in this instance, the women turn on women, which made it all the more interesting. Maeve's naivety at times was unbelievable and frustrating, though, and this took a bit away from the story. It felt as though she never really fought to have anything different happen to her, which was odd to me.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Misrule has restored my faith in sequels. This book did an amazing job of allowing its characters from the first book to grow, while still retaining who they are at the core. The humorous reprieve that the imps provided truly balanced out this story, and the aspects of political intrigue entwined with Alyce's romantic distraction was extremely well done. The 100 year time jump had me concerned, but I shouldn't have doubted Walter's ability to bring our characters back to life in an amazing way. This book could stand on its own, but tying it in with the first book further emphasizes the experiences and world-building.
Heather Walter has truly created an amazing duology, and I cannot emphasize enough how much I enjoyed this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Misrule has restored my faith in sequels. This book did an amazing job of allowing its characters from the first book to grow, while still retaining who they are at the core. The humorous reprieve that the imps provided truly balanced out this story, and the aspects of political intrigue entwined with Alyce's romantic distraction was extremely well done. The 100 year time jump had me concerned, but I shouldn't have doubted Walter's ability to bring our characters back to life in an amazing way. This book could stand on its own, but tying it in with the first book further emphasizes the experiences and world-building.
Heather Walter has truly created an amazing duology, and I cannot emphasize enough how much I enjoyed this book.
