3.92 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark sad tense slow-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 dark emotional reflective sad 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
emotional reflective sad 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: No
adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I was completely captivated by part 1 of the story. It was a true page-turner, brimming with compelling characters who effortlessly drew me into their lives and a plot that had me emotionally invested from the very first chapter. However, the subsequent parts felt disjointed and meandering. There were numerous loose ends, particularly regarding character development and arcs. Wash’s journey, in particular, took unexpected turns that didn’t connect cohesively, leaving me a bit confused and unsatisfied with the overall narrative.

This book took me nearly three months to read. I just could not get into it, and it just wasn't compelling for me.

LOVED IT. Wonderful adventure!
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 really, because the language is engaging and the characters, settings, and mystery are interesting, not mono-dimensional. It sprawled though and that was a distraction at times.