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Faebound

Saara El-Arifi

3.67 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

A bit predictable at times but I still loved it and was here for the romance 
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Yes

Cool concept and world building, but poor execution…

So mid it was actually frustrating. 
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Not a bad book by any means but didn’t really draw me in. I felt a lot of the worldbuilding was either understated (needed more detail) or really heavy-handed that it didn’t seem natural. I thought the romance moved too quickly, especially for Furi and Yeeran. I thought Yeeran should have done much more to signify her actually being over Salawa, otherwise it seemed a little out of character for her to move on. It was also very predictable, none of the plot twists felt shocking to me even though they were clearly shocking to the characters, I think the foreshadowing was a bit heavy-handed. It wasn’t a bad book and some of the magic stuff was interesting (although very His Dark Materials with the Obeah lol) but it just wasn’t my thing. 
adventurous 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

This book is so close to being so good, but it just falls a bit short. I like the sister relationship this book revolves around, and the world building and magic system are interesting. The other relationships though, especially the romantic ones, feel rushed and forced to me. 
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the story but did find some aspects quite predictable. Will be interesting to see where it goes in the next book. 
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes