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I think all of the reasons I decided to DNF this book ultimately just come down to the writing. I think it was an interesting concept, and thanks to Illumicrate I have a beautiful copy of this book, but it just wasn't enough for me. None of the characters particularly grabbed my attention and I don't think I could really tell you what the plot was meant to be because after 100 pages it still didn't really seem to be going anywhere. There were too many unexplained types of folk whose differences were never distinguished and the atmosphere of the world just didn't really feel like it was there for me.

vandelay's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

rosiec's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

esmays_library's review against another edition

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challenging medium-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? Yes

3.5

ddmgembala's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

readingintothevoid's review against another edition

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Listen, I really tried to give this a chance. This was a relatively long book and I stuck it out to the halfway point, but I still am not invested in the least in any of characters or the plot. I listened on audiobook and it’s narrated by one of my absolute favorite narrators, Emily Woo Zeller, and I still just could not tell any of the characters apart and didn’t find a single thing compelling.

I think the concept is very cool, but I’m not a skilled enough book critic to understand why this just did nothing for me. Were there simply too many POVs and none of them compelling? Did nothing very interesting happen? Or was there just something else about the writing that didn’t work for me that I can’t put my finger on?

I’m bummed, but I truly can’t force myself to read any more.

jamifee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

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