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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a delight. It took me 16 months to read it (not a time frame I normally consume books at) and I enjoyed all of it. I loved that it was something and could read a chapter here and there, pick it up and put it down; and slip right back into the world that Susanna had built out. Her use of language is beautiful, and you can tell that each line was crafted and honed while still being descriptive and "flowery" if you could say that. The story is a slow and steady build but the last 200 hundred pages really are the pinnacle of the book for me. While being climactic and exciting, the book maintains feeling soft and breathable the whole way through. A true modern classic.
The characters are fleshed out and fully realized, the world is grounded it real events and people, and the fae are unpredictable, whimsical and scary (as all the best fae are).
If you are looking for something binge-able and can't put it down gripping, this is not that book. But if you are willing to stick through the prose and 1006 page count, I really think the pay off is worth the time and effort.
The characters are fleshed out and fully realized, the world is grounded it real events and people, and the fae are unpredictable, whimsical and scary (as all the best fae are).
If you are looking for something binge-able and can't put it down gripping, this is not that book. But if you are willing to stick through the prose and 1006 page count, I really think the pay off is worth the time and effort.
My copy is too damn small. The font is hard to read. Pick up on chapter 25.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read this right now its the best ever
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Long but awesome. Characters were fun and it kept me engaged.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Unfortunately the main characters are unbearable people. While some of the side cast is also awful or partially flawed in impressive ways, they don’t nearly draw my annoyance as much as those two men. The most infuriating part is that whenever something unfortunate does occur, it (almost) always does so by way of other people suffering or at least also being drawn into whatever has occurred. Others pay the price for their actions and they never show any signs of true character growth or acknowledging their flaws.
However, the actual writing and style of this novel are greatly enjoyable. Books that stylise themselves as something other than a classic novel are something that I have a particular love for. Whilst the footnotes were at times a bit bloated, and even within the framing seemed out of place (not every idea one has has to be included in the final product), overall they were enjoyable and helped break up the somewhat tedious plot.
If this book was mostly about Lady Pole, Lady Strange and Stephen Black with the same writing style, this could have easily become a new favourite. Alas, we are stuck with two entitled men as our focus and the book suffers accordingly.
However, the actual writing and style of this novel are greatly enjoyable. Books that stylise themselves as something other than a classic novel are something that I have a particular love for. Whilst the footnotes were at times a bit bloated, and even within the framing seemed out of place (not every idea one has has to be included in the final product), overall they were enjoyable and helped break up the somewhat tedious plot.
If this book was mostly about Lady Pole, Lady Strange and Stephen Black with the same writing style, this could have easily become a new favourite. Alas, we are stuck with two entitled men as our focus and the book suffers accordingly.