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A review by readingadventures
The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
2.0
2.5
The problem with The Walled City is that the scope was too narrow. Honestly, I would not be upset that at all if the story was a lot more character focused. But, it felt shallow throughout.
One highlight was that the writing was beautiful, and the story had its moment were it was intense and insanely interesting. My problem here was that the themes the book tried to tackle were never an intricate part of the characters growth. It was a lot more about the characters relating to parties outside themselves, and this could have worked fine had the relationships been more nuanced and developed, which they weren't, even though the potential was right there.
The problem with The Walled City is that the scope was too narrow. Honestly, I would not be upset that at all if the story was a lot more character focused. But, it felt shallow throughout.
One highlight was that the writing was beautiful, and the story had its moment were it was intense and insanely interesting. My problem here was that the themes the book tried to tackle were never an intricate part of the characters growth. It was a lot more about the characters relating to parties outside themselves, and this could have worked fine had the relationships been more nuanced and developed, which they weren't, even though the potential was right there.