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mellizz 's review for:
Broken Souls and Bones
by LJ Andrews
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know what to think about this book. It wasn't bad, but I had to drag myself through it.
What I liked:
- Norse inspired world
- Dark and kind of unique magic system with an interesting lore behind it, which could have been a bit more explained/developed to give it more substance
- A mute MMC who uses this world's version of sign language. You don't see main characters like this often in romantasy books. Also, it was not seen as something weird or weak, but basically every character knew how to understand at least basics of this sign language which was cool.
What I didn't like:
- The plot was very generic. A girl who was supposed to die, was rescued, has special powers and has to now save the world basically. This doesn't mean its bad but it was boring and very predictable.
- Lyra's character had potential but she didn't have any memorable character traits. She is a typical romantasy FMC thats it, neither annoying nor amazing. She's just typical.
- The romance between Lyra and Roark felt forced, like it was just there because you need it in a romantasy. For me they didn't really had a connection.
- None of the side characters stood out. They again were pretty generic.
Am I going to read the next book? I don't know. I want to give this series a chance but it just might not be the series for me.
What I liked:
- Norse inspired world
- Dark and kind of unique magic system with an interesting lore behind it, which could have been a bit more explained/developed to give it more substance
- A mute MMC who uses this world's version of sign language. You don't see main characters like this often in romantasy books. Also, it was not seen as something weird or weak, but basically every character knew how to understand at least basics of this sign language which was cool.
What I didn't like:
- The plot was very generic. A girl who was supposed to die, was rescued, has special powers and has to now save the world basically. This doesn't mean its bad but it was boring and very predictable.
- Lyra's character had potential but she didn't have any memorable character traits. She is a typical romantasy FMC thats it, neither annoying nor amazing. She's just typical.
- The romance between Lyra and Roark felt forced, like it was just there because you need it in a romantasy. For me they didn't really had a connection.
- None of the side characters stood out. They again were pretty generic.
Am I going to read the next book? I don't know. I want to give this series a chance but it just might not be the series for me.