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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I should’ve DNFd when I thought about it…
Starting from the first chapters I know this book was not for me. Basic story, long to start, the prose was not my style, the characters felt really flat, etc etc
Starting from the first chapters I know this book was not for me. Basic story, long to start, the prose was not my style, the characters felt really flat, etc etc
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Just could not get on with the writing style. Very purple prose. And whilst I’m not opposed to this style of writing I very much felt like in this case descriptions took the place of depth. Depth of character was attempted through multiple random flashbacks but they just felt flat and tacked on without real meaning. Plus they broke the flow of the story, so you’d be in a scene and then the flashback would interrupt it and take you out of it for no real good reason.
Also talking about interrupting the flow: I’m going to be honest the sheer amount of Irish words harmed the story. I appreciate including some, especially as this story draws heavily from Irish folklore, but there was just too many. The glosssary helped but I found myself having to fairly often check it to remind myself a) what a word meant and (b) how to pronounce it. And that just took me out of the story so much I found it hard to connect back to what was going on.
Gave up at 1/4 of the way through. Which is a shame cos the plot seemed interesting, but I just don’t care enough about the characters to see where it takes them.
Also talking about interrupting the flow: I’m going to be honest the sheer amount of Irish words harmed the story. I appreciate including some, especially as this story draws heavily from Irish folklore, but there was just too many. The glosssary helped but I found myself having to fairly often check it to remind myself a) what a word meant and (b) how to pronounce it. And that just took me out of the story so much I found it hard to connect back to what was going on.
Gave up at 1/4 of the way through. Which is a shame cos the plot seemed interesting, but I just don’t care enough about the characters to see where it takes them.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While I appreciate a good faerie-ridden voyage of self-discovery, this book was a long, often frustrating trip. Overall, I didn’t connect with the story because it lacked real depth, and that fact was masked, unsuccessfully, by a lot of flowery language. I much preferred Uprooted by Naomi Novik. It’s similarly-themed, but much more interesting, fast-paced, and deeply engaging.
I liked this book. To sum up the plot, the main character Fia is a changeling. She was left by the Fair Folk as a child in a world that has lost its magic. She is raised by a High Queen whose daughter, Eala was taken by the Folk. The Folk have retreated behind the gates of Tír na nÓg. Fia has been raised to be a weapon and a spy. She is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her human form at night. But as Fia spends more time in Tír na nÓg she begins to question the truth of her mission. Especially as she starts to feel attraction to the fae lord holding Eala captive, Irian. And as she starts to come to terms with who she is, Fia begins to question all that she’s thought she knew. This book was interesting enough to hold my attention. However, there were plenty of moments where I felt like the story dragged on a bit longer than it needed to. It’s a slow burn. The story was beautifully woven with Celtic mythology. I liked both Fia and Irian. I felt like more time should’ve been spent developing their relationship. And less time spent on Rogan. Sorry Rogan
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated