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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I kept trying to get into this book, but after two library loans lapsing, I’m going to take this as a sign that I’m just not going to finish this book.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listen, I did not have a good time reading this. The world building is very vague and disjointed, but despite this the author spent way too much time focusing on politics. There’s a lot of focus on folklore, which I objectively find interesting, but it does not interest me to read every single folktale that this fantasy world can procure, especially not when they don’t advance the actual story in any meaningful way.
And lastly, I disliked nearly every character. Sylvia was the only one that I found bearable. Lorelei can be summed up in three words: ‘bitter’, ‘petty’ and ‘mean’. She hated Sylvia with a passion for litteraly no reason at all. She only cared about herself, and treated even people who were her friends or tried to help her as though they were expendable. If she was meant to be an unlikeable character, then that’s fine, but the book tries to frame her as some sort of tragic character that warrants our sympathy. It’s very difficult to feel sympathy for someone this mean, even though she has had a tough life.
Although there was a moment around the middle of the book where I actually enjoyed Sylvia and Lorelei’s interactions, by the end I unfortunately couldn’t say that not dnf’ing was worth it. The ending was odd and unsettling, though I don’t think that was intentional. Although Lorelei and Sylvia have secured their positions and are personally safe and relatively happy, condemning the population of several countries to a callous and powerhungry ruler does not feel like a happy ending.
And lastly, I disliked nearly every character. Sylvia was the only one that I found bearable. Lorelei can be summed up in three words: ‘bitter’, ‘petty’ and ‘mean’. She hated Sylvia with a passion for litteraly no reason at all. She only cared about herself, and treated even people who were her friends or tried to help her as though they were expendable. If she was meant to be an unlikeable character, then that’s fine, but the book tries to frame her as some sort of tragic character that warrants our sympathy. It’s very difficult to feel sympathy for someone this mean, even though she has had a tough life.
Although there was a moment around the middle of the book where I actually enjoyed Sylvia and Lorelei’s interactions, by the end I unfortunately couldn’t say that not dnf’ing was worth it. The ending was odd and unsettling, though I don’t think that was intentional.
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
i am the exact target audience of this book