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A review by stephnsketch
The Girl King by Mimi Yu
3.0
As someone who really enjoys world building elements, I can say this book has it. The world building is great- mainly the religion.
The character motivations make sense.
The magic is super interesting.
And the political drama felt legit.
It is a pretty hefty book though, and it's not the most fast-paced. The book discuss the need for urgency, but nothing actually creates an urgent atmosphere.
But it was difficult to get attached to any of the characters. I'm not sure if it was the ever changing POV's or that there weren't many opportunities for emotional attachments.
Lu is ridiculously prideful and naive, which made sense. But she has a good heart, and it was refreshing to have her world views challenged.
Nok is running from a rather tragic past, and his fear clouds his decision making, until he's put in a position that requires him to make a decision. Makes sense. I could care less if he was a love interest. It would seem better to me if it was platonic relationship.
Min's own fear stirs doubt, jealousy, and hatred in her heart, like our dear Anakin from Star Wars. And I think it's the most realistic depiction of a young teen acquiring abilities I've seen in a story.
It's not a tale I haven't read before, but the world building made it believable for me. Not the characters. I'd say depending on the character, it can be a character driven or plot driven story. I hope that makes sense, but I probably need to research more on that topic.
Like Lu seems more plot driven, but Min felt character driven.
3 stars. I still am very interested in the characters and the story. I will be reading the second book.
Maybe it's because I read Lord of the Rings. Not all books need to be fast paced. Though I think there are problems in this story, I still enjoyed reading it.
The character motivations make sense.
The magic is super interesting.
And the political drama felt legit.
It is a pretty hefty book though, and it's not the most fast-paced. The book discuss the need for urgency, but nothing actually creates an urgent atmosphere.
But it was difficult to get attached to any of the characters. I'm not sure if it was the ever changing POV's or that there weren't many opportunities for emotional attachments.
Lu is ridiculously prideful and naive, which made sense. But she has a good heart, and it was refreshing to have her world views challenged.
Nok is running from a rather tragic past, and his fear clouds his decision making, until he's put in a position that requires him to make a decision. Makes sense. I could care less if he was a love interest. It would seem better to me if it was platonic relationship.
Min's own fear stirs doubt, jealousy, and hatred in her heart, like our dear Anakin from Star Wars. And I think it's the most realistic depiction of a young teen acquiring abilities I've seen in a story.
It's not a tale I haven't read before, but the world building made it believable for me. Not the characters. I'd say depending on the character, it can be a character driven or plot driven story. I hope that makes sense, but I probably need to research more on that topic.
Like Lu seems more plot driven, but Min felt character driven.
3 stars. I still am very interested in the characters and the story. I will be reading the second book.
Maybe it's because I read Lord of the Rings. Not all books need to be fast paced. Though I think there are problems in this story, I still enjoyed reading it.