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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Awesome book in a genre that I am new to. I just love the tone and mystery of the book. The characters and plot are a little more flat though.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
I loved it but I’m also underwhelmed…
I loved Mariana Enriquez’ other books (Dangers of smoking in bed and things we lost in the fire) so I think I was just expecting so much more. I wanted more darkness and more depth and despite its length I don’t think this had the complexity and depth that I was expecting.
These characters although I enjoyed reading about (particularly Gaspar) they felt rather detached for some reason and just a little lifeless as a whole. I think the best characters were the younger ones: Gaspar and his friends. I loved their friendship. I did however think the father and son relationship was so incredibly interesting to read.
I found the story started to drag in the middle section and was very slow to get into and additionally elements of The Order felt repetitive especially given we had 700 pages of very little development in the “magic system”, again, just highlighting for me it just didn’t have as much depth as I was hoping for.
And although this review seems incredibly negative I actually really did love the book and the above is more just the few reasons why I just couldn’t give this one a 5 star because this book and her writing is just stunning.
I loved Mariana Enriquez’ other books (Dangers of smoking in bed and things we lost in the fire) so I think I was just expecting so much more. I wanted more darkness and more depth and despite its length I don’t think this had the complexity and depth that I was expecting.
These characters although I enjoyed reading about (particularly Gaspar) they felt rather detached for some reason and just a little lifeless as a whole. I think the best characters were the younger ones: Gaspar and his friends. I loved their friendship. I did however think the father and son relationship was so incredibly interesting to read.
I found the story started to drag in the middle section and was very slow to get into and additionally elements of The Order felt repetitive especially given we had 700 pages of very little development in the “magic system”, again, just highlighting for me it just didn’t have as much depth as I was hoping for.
And although this review seems incredibly negative I actually really did love the book and the above is more just the few reasons why I just couldn’t give this one a 5 star because this book and her writing is just stunning.
Dnf @150ish pages.
Listen, i LOVE slow books. I LOVE long books. I absolutely hated this for being long and slow.
If you’re going to write a long, slow book you need to give the reader a reason to want to keep reading. This did not do that. Yes we are given 2 pieces of information: 1. Juan cannot find his wife. And 2. Juan’s son is showing signs that he has the same powers as him. However, we learn these two things VERY early on. 150 pages in and the story still wants me to hold on to these 2 things as the sole mystery holding the story together. I simply don’t care anymore im sorry!!!! Give me ANYTHING to work with or hold your cards closer to your chest and reveal your mysteries in intervals to keep us hooked. I am not drudging through 800 pages of this.
Listen, i LOVE slow books. I LOVE long books. I absolutely hated this for being long and slow.
If you’re going to write a long, slow book you need to give the reader a reason to want to keep reading. This did not do that. Yes we are given 2 pieces of information: 1. Juan cannot find his wife. And 2. Juan’s son is showing signs that he has the same powers as him. However, we learn these two things VERY early on. 150 pages in and the story still wants me to hold on to these 2 things as the sole mystery holding the story together. I simply don’t care anymore im sorry!!!! Give me ANYTHING to work with or hold your cards closer to your chest and reveal your mysteries in intervals to keep us hooked. I am not drudging through 800 pages of this.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I never want to read again because no book will ever be as good as this one.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
3,5 quizá. Me gusta mucho lo que plantea la autora y la historia me ha fascinado, pero creo que no termino de conectar con su forma de escribir. A veces la narración me resultaba inconexa y eso hacia que no terminara de conectar con la historia. Le daré una oportunidad a la autora con los relatos, creo que Mariana aún tiene mucho que ofrecerme.
dark
mysterious
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes