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3.01 AVERAGE
3.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
I requested this book because I was really intrigued by the premise, memories being used in so many different ways, very unique! I found Etta to be a very likable character along with some of the other secondary characters. The plot builds up in an interesting way, but there's a lot of character introduction, terminology, and flashbacks that it makes it a little confusing to follow, it almost breaks the flow of the book for me.
There's lots of build up and action to the climax and when we finally get to that moment, it's over and done in like 2 pages and then the book ends with a nice bow and happy ending. It was a bit of a let down. This is a stand alone book so it didn't leave much room for a ton of expansion but there could have been a little bit more.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
There's lots of build up and action to the climax and when we finally get to that moment, it's over and done in like 2 pages and then the book ends with a nice bow and happy ending. It was a bit of a let down. This is a stand alone book so it didn't leave much room for a ton of expansion but there could have been a little bit more.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
this was so bad that i’m a little bit impressed
The title and cover reeled me. The first few pages explaining the world a bit was interesting and I was excited. Then it all crumbled.
The concept of the world it’s set in and its “magic system” per se was unique to me however, Mansy couldn’t pull it off because her writing was really lacklustre. There was lots of telling and not a lot of doing and while information dumps can work sometimes - it didn’t here.
I felt like I was reading middle grade fiction and the pacing was off.
I didn’t care for Etta even by the end of it all and the romance (if you can call it that) in this story felt forced and just added in for the sake of having something.
A little more time in really crafting the world and the characters would have made this story soooo much better.
The concept of the world it’s set in and its “magic system” per se was unique to me however, Mansy couldn’t pull it off because her writing was really lacklustre. There was lots of telling and not a lot of doing and while information dumps can work sometimes - it didn’t here.
I felt like I was reading middle grade fiction and the pacing was off.
I didn’t care for Etta even by the end of it all and the romance (if you can call it that) in this story felt forced and just added in for the sake of having something.
A little more time in really crafting the world and the characters would have made this story soooo much better.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Amazing!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No