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DID NOT FINISH: 45%

After a lot of trial and error of trying to read a book past the first chapter, this book was the first that succeeded and I'm grateful for it. But I'm past the competition and it's just not gripping me anymore. I'm in this slump in the first place because I forced myself to finish a book I didn't want to so I'm not doing that again.

i really liked the first half, not so much the second one :/
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A great story and easy read. An epic quest is the backdrop for this character based story.

Reminiscent of Mulan.

Oh my goodness! This book was such an emotional rollercoaster for me. I really love books where I feel attached to the characters, and this was a great example of that. Can't wait for the next book!

Spin The Dawn listemde olup bir türlü okuyamadığım bir kitaptı. Bu zamana kısmetmiş.
Konusu oldukça ilgi çekici. Dili çok akıcı. Fantastik ögeler barındırmasına rağmen okuma konusunda bana hiç zorluk çıkarmadı. Sadece dili değil sürükleyicilik açısından da başarılıydı kitap. Okumam çok uzun sürmesine rağmen ne zaman elimde alsam bıraktığım yerden beni alıp götürdü. Kitaptan hiç sıkılmadım ama birkaç eksik noktası olduğunu düşünüyorum. Kitap 3 bölümden oluşuyor. Aslında üstünde detaylı düşünülse her biri ayrı ayrı kitap olabilecek potansiyele sahip olayları içeriyordu özellikle 'The Journey' kısmı. Daha uzun ve detaylı okumak isterdim. Edan ve Maia'nın yakınlaşma sahneleri bana az geldi ve tam olarak hisleri bana aktarılmış gelmedi. Maia ve Edan çok iyi yaılmış karakterlerdi. Çok severek okudum devamını da merak ediyorum.
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i’m confused. maya spent all that time and work to become the imperial tailor and throws it away from some ancient wizard? idgi 

nie no ja w 2021 dałam temu 4 gwiazdki a teraz totalnie nie rozumiem czemu
pierwsza część mnie jeszcze jakkolwiek interesowała, ale w momencie w którym ona wyjezdza szukać tych rzeczy, robi sie tak NUDNO
I TEN ROMANS????? to takie z pizdy bylo
wzięłam to bo chciałam czytać drugi tom w tym roku ale teraz to juz nie wiem XD
adventurous medium-paced

The writing was illustrative and engaging in the first half and I loved how the analogies always linked to the whole tailoring theme, given that it’s the whole driving force of the book.

But the romance felt lack-lustre, like I didn’t really believe in it. It felt too fast and lacking depth. Also, the second half of the book lacked the tension it needed given how high the stakes were. Again, the writing felt rushed and their emotions weren’t fleshed out enough for me to actually feel what the characters were feeling.

An okay first book, but not interesting enough for me to read the next book.