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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
challenging
funny
medium-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:
No
dark
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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:
Yes
As a fan of the author's previous works, I decided to give this a try despite my hesitation with its subgenre and the vibe I was getting from reviews. This was perhaps a mistake on my part, and I probably should have stuck to my guns. The book was... fine. Readable and mechanically stable, if with many missed opportunities and odd choices. The two main characters have strong personalities, but everybody around them comes off as dreadfully and given the author's previous work confusingly flat. The setting is both deeply involved but also deeply tongue-in-cheek, setting up a tension between those features that I didn't much enjoy. It's also a book without much actual tension or drama, since once you get past the first 100 or so pages the story has already run out of steam and is mostly just puttering along until new things happen. Which is *wild*, considering this is set in a school where 50% of the students die during the 4 years they'll attend!
Combine all of this with the fact that the genre and style are just not my speed, and I don't have much of a desire to read the sequels. The twist at the very very end *is* quite surprising, but in a way that made me go "Huh?" more then a way that made me go "WHAT!?", which does not leave me terribly enthusiastic about what is to come.
Guess I'll wait for her next series, whatever it is. Shouldn't take too long!
Combine all of this with the fact that the genre and style are just not my speed, and I don't have much of a desire to read the sequels. The twist at the very very end *is* quite surprising, but in a way that made me go "Huh?" more then a way that made me go "WHAT!?", which does not leave me terribly enthusiastic about what is to come.
Guess I'll wait for her next series, whatever it is. Shouldn't take too long!
adventurous
dark
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
I love El. tortured soul, prickly, grumpy head El. loving her is like trying to hug a cactus, but I'll do it anyway
the ending has me spiraling
the ending has me spiraling
3,5/5
Empezó bastante flojo, con demasiado infodump para mi gusto, pero una vez te metes en el mundillo, mola bastante. La trama es algo previsible, pero me encanta como interaccionan los dos personajes principales.
El cliffhanger final me dejó bastante fría, pero tengo ganas de leer la continuación, sobre todo por el ship y por la ambientación.
Empezó bastante flojo, con demasiado infodump para mi gusto, pero una vez te metes en el mundillo, mola bastante. La trama es algo previsible, pero me encanta como interaccionan los dos personajes principales.
El cliffhanger final me dejó bastante fría, pero tengo ganas de leer la continuación, sobre todo por el ship y por la ambientación.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-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
Lovable fun book wrestling with class issues in a fantasy world