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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
This book had an interesting concept, but in the end it felt a bit to long and used so many tropes you typically see in ya fantasy that it missed the mark for me. This book is nearly 500 pages, and yet it took practically over a third of the beginning to get through the synopsis of the story and onto new stuff. And the new stuff was so filled with tropes you typically see in the rebellion type fantasy ya that it just didn’t make up for the slow beginning.
I feel like I might have liked this more a couple years back before I was really into ya fantasy? Before I read so many books with similar plot styles. This is probably a good book for people semi new to fantasy or this kind of rebellion style fantasy, it has good writing a likeable enough characters, but for me it just didn’t bring enough new to the plot to keep me interested in reading the sequel. One thing I can praise is most of this book, past the beginning is not very romance focused, which is somewhat different from a lot of similar books I’ve read, but I can already see a love triangle lining up for the sequel, another reason I probably wont be picking it up.
I feel like I might have liked this more a couple years back before I was really into ya fantasy? Before I read so many books with similar plot styles. This is probably a good book for people semi new to fantasy or this kind of rebellion style fantasy, it has good writing a likeable enough characters, but for me it just didn’t bring enough new to the plot to keep me interested in reading the sequel. One thing I can praise is most of this book, past the beginning is not very romance focused, which is somewhat different from a lot of similar books I’ve read, but I can already see a love triangle lining up for the sequel, another reason I probably wont be picking it up.
Do not judge a book by the cover. This book was fantastic and exactly what I was looking for. Original concept, highly plot based, and I loved the characters. I have a ton of unanswered questions I hope are addressed in book 2.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was okay. The first half was slow and boring, but the second half picked up pace and was captivating. But not enough so to make up for the beginning. The writing felt a little jerky as well. Critical information was revealed lazily at times, with tonal shifts that felt very abrupt and out of place. The main character Renata didn’t have enough dimensionality for me as well. She was defined by feeling lost , having trauma, and no one liking her. But who was she??? Which I suppose is part of the story, as she doesn’t know herself. The big reveals we’re predictable, but still good. The biggest reveal was written fairly well.
adventurous
medium-paced
This was going to be a 3 star read for me but that ending