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bookishkellyn's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a fantasy book for tree huggers. The first half of the book tries desperately to get you to care about environmental issues and planting seeds that never come into fruition, while the second half contains most of the action and is chaotic as it tries to tie in the storylines and confusingly incorporate tiny bits of romance. The underground world-building was interesting, but this book just didn’t land for me. I won’t be reading the sequel.
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Animal death, and Genocide
Minor: Colonisation, Drug use, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying
tmdreads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
3.5/5 Stars
I got a e-ARC from NetGalley
Intriguing, I really like the premise but the execution was a little choppy. Chapter one pulls you in but after that the pace is slow.
There were definitely some choices that didn’t make sense to me and attempts to be mysterious were just frustrating. The ending was not as satisfying as I wanted but I assume loose ends will be addressed in a sequel. Overall an ok fantasy that I probably will check out any sequel to see where it goes. The premise has so much potential.
Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Torture, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
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