Questions About Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)

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So, I've read Kushiel's Dart and wonder if it's worth it to read Kushiel's Chosen? A lot of people seem to love it but I've read some reviews that say Phedre's character gets quite annoying. Others seem to think it's kind of a rehash of the first book but not as epic. And finally, Joscelin's character doesn't seem to be in this book that much which I think is a huge miss.

John Mendez I just finished listening to this audiobook yesterday. First of all Joscelin is in it plenty, it's Hyacynth who's missing.

I thought the first book wa…moreI just finished listening to this audiobook yesterday. First of all Joscelin is in it plenty, it's Hyacynth who's missing.

I thought the first book was quite a bit more charming, the characters forgot their lessons from the first book. The prose was just as good as book one, maybe better in places if you can overlook the fact that there is so much less lore in this book than the first (I like reading worldbuilding/lore quite a bit). Plot wise, it was almost as if the author re-used a small parts of the first book's plot. I liked book 1 better due to the lore and how Phedre's perspective changed from pawn to player, whereas in this book I didn't get a sense that Phedre became a substantially better player.

So... maybe?(less)

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