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terriaminute's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a Very Good Story. I stayed interested all the way through this fairly long novel. When I brought it up again in amazon, (I got it from my library), I was startled to see there are many more novels in this series. Be reassured that this one ends really well. I'm intrigued and may continue on, but I don't need to immediately. That's nice. I appreciate that.
I really enjoyed all of the characters, a lot. I can see potential for future books, without any of it being overt.
I was annoyed reading a scene early on (first conversation with Lyle) in which a phrase is repeated three times in four or five pages, something an editor should've flagged. I was afraid there'd be more things like this, but there weren't, so that's good. But the author does have a habit I find irritating: a side character says something, MC has an internal reaction, then the side character continues in the same paragraph with MC's reaction. But the reaction was about the previous thing said. Most people won't notice, but it throws me off, so if you're like me, there's your heads-up.
But seriously, if the blurb intrigues you, give this one a try.
I really enjoyed all of the characters, a lot. I can see potential for future books, without any of it being overt.
I was annoyed reading a scene early on (first conversation with Lyle) in which a phrase is repeated three times in four or five pages, something an editor should've flagged. I was afraid there'd be more things like this, but there weren't, so that's good. But the author does have a habit I find irritating: a side character says something, MC has an internal reaction, then the side character continues in the same paragraph with MC's reaction. But the reaction was about the previous thing said. Most people won't notice, but it throws me off, so if you're like me, there's your heads-up.
But seriously, if the blurb intrigues you, give this one a try.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship
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