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Senlin Ascends

Josiah Bancroft

4.06 AVERAGE

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Really enjoyed this one! Very creative idea and love the evolution of the characters as the book goes on. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Fun premise but the characters were unbearably dull and the plot spiraled pretty quickly into endless tedium. Fitting for the world I suppose, but certainly doesn’t make for a good read. Ended up hating it by the end if I’m being honest 😭

"Inevitably, invariably, eventually you will discover you are unprepared to make an informed choice. When in doubt, say, Yes. Yes is the eternal passport. Yes is the everlasting coin."

This book is both grimy and gorgeous, both fever-dreamy and sharply lucid, a tale of adventure and a study of character, full of incredible prose written by a poet.

My enthusiasm waxed and waned several times while reading it, but now that I can step back and take in the whole made from the parts, I'm slightly in awe of it all, even the bits that didn't grab me while I was in it.
adventurous challenging funny slow-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

Mom=5.0, Tita=3.0, Liza=3.9
adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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
adventurous mysterious slow-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

Don't care
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

More people need to know about this book. Original, plot forward, likable and flawed characters. I loved this book!