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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Maybe I just got my hopes too high from all the raving reviews here, but I stopped this book about halfway through. The premise is fun, and the world Bracken created is intriguing. Unfortunately, the book reads like a first or second novel. Complex scenes quickly became confusing or scattered, and the dialogue and characterizations are all pretty rough.
I'll keep an eye on this author for potental future good reads, but I just can't quite finish this one.
I'll keep an eye on this author for potental future good reads, but I just can't quite finish this one.
Eh. I wanted to like this book more than I did. It seemed too rushed, the character development wasn't great, but it was good enough to finish. Seems like there will be a sequel.
Didn’t finish - just felt very jumbled / fast paced, and oddly enough not enough context and descriptions?? Usually the issue is there’s too much but this book could have slowed down a little to describe the setting and characters’ feelings in the moment.
Great fantasy story! I'd love to read more of this author if she writes more.
I really enjoyed this book, especially because it had a fairly strong female main character. I often find female characters in YA lit. to be kind of whiny or self-involved, but I didn't feel that way about Sydelle. This book was one of those books that after I got to a certain point I couldn't put it down. I stayed up until 4 in the morning finishing it.
So good, my only complaint is that there isn't a sequel.
Weak writing, and even more weak characterization -- the characters and their relationships to each other never felt worth the read.