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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Absolutely loved this book!! Just be prepared for it to take a little while to pick up. The first half is mostly world building and character background to setup for the second half, and the upcoming sequel (already pre-ordered!). I loved it in the end though because it all tied together, and a lot of seemingly mundane things ended up being foreshadowing to big things later on!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was fine, I enjoyed the writing style. There were some aspects I did not enjoy, and several that were outright problematic. it also felt like there was a lot of nothing happening in some chunks. I wouldn't read it again, but I didn't hate reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
The main points if racism are not due to the world it is set in but rather due to the authors own decision. I do not believe it was their intention for it to come off that way but it did regardless.
The story was good, and I'm sure I'll eventually pick it back up but it's just not holding my interest right now.
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's potential but overall I felt like I was in high school with a peer review assignment. There were so many typos, back and forth with Erasmus vs Eramus, Ag'drurath in story is emphasized to be three syllables but the pronunciation guide shows it's spelled out as only two. There was just too much polishing needed making it distracting from the actual story.
That being said, I felt invested with the plot and most of the characters. I would try another read by this author with hopes of less typos, more consistency, and less needless repetition (there were a few moments where it seemed like paragraphs were just rewritten in the following paragraph)... Potential.
That being said, I felt invested with the plot and most of the characters. I would try another read by this author with hopes of less typos, more consistency, and less needless repetition (there were a few moments where it seemed like paragraphs were just rewritten in the following paragraph)... Potential.