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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
reflective
tense
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
emotional
fast-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
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
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:
Yes
On my physical bookshelf I sort books from left to right - most to least favorite - irrespective of genre or author. It wrecks hell on book series, but it helps me get my thoughts in order when writing these reviews in a weird way. This book went right in the middle, and that feels correct; I think this is the most neutral I've ever felt about a book.
There's nothing wrong here. There is a story with a beginning, middle and end, a large enough cast of characters with distinct personalities, and a central conflict. And while I have a lot of experience with novellas of this length, I couldn't really get into this one. It felt too short, but at the same time I don't know what could have been done to lengthen it without causing the story to suffer. Ironically, there was a passage in the middle that felt like it was dragging on for too long, but looking back on it, that passage involved a character describing a very long and very boring imprisonment, so maybe that was the point.
This is a decent, short genre palate cleanser. If you've been bogged down in fantasy or sci-fi or thrillers for too long and want to give yourself a quick break from all that, maybe pick this one up.
There's nothing wrong here. There is a story with a beginning, middle and end, a large enough cast of characters with distinct personalities, and a central conflict. And while I have a lot of experience with novellas of this length, I couldn't really get into this one. It felt too short, but at the same time I don't know what could have been done to lengthen it without causing the story to suffer. Ironically, there was a passage in the middle that felt like it was dragging on for too long, but looking back on it, that passage involved a character describing a very long and very boring imprisonment, so maybe that was the point.
This is a decent, short genre palate cleanser. If you've been bogged down in fantasy or sci-fi or thrillers for too long and want to give yourself a quick break from all that, maybe pick this one up.