Bryan L. Fordham reviewed The suffering by Rin Chupeco
A worthy sequel
5 stars
I loved the first book and wondered how you could quote a sequel. This book is definitely the same world but different enough to not feel like a retread of the first
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I loved the first book and wondered how you could quote a sequel. This book is definitely the same world but different enough to not feel like a retread of the first


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