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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Solid! Short and felt a little rushed along in several spots, but I suppose I’d rather have that then the inverse.
I was stuck between the Witcher series, which I enjoyed so far (20% ish in the short story collection) but can't seen to get gripped to, a scifi with prose so pretty it feels like it just slips off your mind and slithers away, and another scifi that's funny as hell with long run-on sentences with almost no breaks that feels like reading in a diving contest I am destined to lose, despite it being one of my favourite authors.
Naturally, I decided to pick up an additional book that I assumed would be easy to get into, easy to read and really easy to finish. Which it was, it did. Ticked all the boxes.
I did not expect to like this as much as I did given it was a fairly easy read with a simplistic enough plot, and less than 300 pages to hash it all out in a reasonable and entertaining manner. But like it I did.
I'm trying to resist getting into book two at the moment given that, as mentioned above, I have quite a few books in progress and frankly, at my age, if I don't pick up again within the next month or so I might as well start all over.
But it's proving a bit difficult, which is, naturally, why I am here writing a review instead of digging into one of the other aforementioned tomes.
Trying to tell myself why it's a bad idea to rush a series (it'll be over too soon!) (you'll develop fatigue!) (longer wait for next instalment!) (story hangovers are a thing! you are still reeling from your last blitz through and wondering how the stories will continue...)
But, there are like, 6 instalments as of yet, surely another entry or two wouldn't do much damage?
Decisions, decisions.
Naturally, I decided to pick up an additional book that I assumed would be easy to get into, easy to read and really easy to finish. Which it was, it did. Ticked all the boxes.
I did not expect to like this as much as I did given it was a fairly easy read with a simplistic enough plot, and less than 300 pages to hash it all out in a reasonable and entertaining manner. But like it I did.
I'm trying to resist getting into book two at the moment given that, as mentioned above, I have quite a few books in progress and frankly, at my age, if I don't pick up again within the next month or so I might as well start all over.
But it's proving a bit difficult, which is, naturally, why I am here writing a review instead of digging into one of the other aforementioned tomes.
Trying to tell myself why it's a bad idea to rush a series (it'll be over too soon!) (you'll develop fatigue!) (longer wait for next instalment!) (story hangovers are a thing! you are still reeling from your last blitz through and wondering how the stories will continue...)
But, there are like, 6 instalments as of yet, surely another entry or two wouldn't do much damage?
Decisions, decisions.
An accidental gem
I got this as part of a Book Bub promotion. To say that I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. It's a smart supernatural mystery aimed at adults. No brooding heroes, teenage girls who are too afraid of thier powers and overly opulent mansion. It's realistic, complex and surprisingly upbeat
I got this as part of a Book Bub promotion. To say that I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. It's a smart supernatural mystery aimed at adults. No brooding heroes, teenage girls who are too afraid of thier powers and overly opulent mansion. It's realistic, complex and surprisingly upbeat
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
I liked this enough to read the next one, but the romance didn't do anything for me. There's also some brief but horrible fatphobia and a point where the main character (a millennial!) refers to a 19 year old's drama as "millennial bullshit", which is an instant credibility crash for me.
Eigentlich liebe ich Detektivgeschichten im Crossover mit Urban Fantasy und wenn es dann noch ein bisschen Drama gibt, bin ich eigentlich voll dabei. Insgesamt war ich aber bei dieser Geschichte zwischendrin enttäuscht. Es gab ein paar coole Handlungsstränge, die aber nicht durchgezogen wurden und dann sehr nervige Handlungsstränge, die extrem ausschweifend beachtet wurden. Insgesamt hätte es der Handlung, finde ich, wohl besser getan, wenn die Geschichte mehr Raum bekommen hätte und auf mehr Seiten erzählt worden wäre - vielleicht mehr Seiten mit coolen Handlungssträngen. Insgesamt war es nicht schlecht, aber der Genremix hat leider zu starke Konkurrenz, die besser abliefert. Ich weiß noch nicht, ob ich die anderen Bände der Reihe lesen möchte. Vielleicht, wenn die mehr Magie, mehr coole Ermittlungen und mehr Intrigen/Politik haben.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-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
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No