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kristan_autumn 's review for:
The Crown of Gilded Bones
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
DNF at 40%.
The conversations and internal dialogue are the same 4-5 topics on a constant loop with minuscule detail changed each time.
I don’t know why this series is so heavily recommended as something to read after ACOTAR. I stuck it out through about 2.5 books (53ish hours of audiobook listening) but I can’t go on any longer!
The first book was somewhat consistent in how the characters spoke but by this book, the MC’s constant use of “Whaaaatever” as a way for the author to shut down the banter is driving me nuts. This was only one of many words/phrases that felt out of place in the world the author attempted to build, especially since their frequency of use increased (by a lot) in this book.
Some of the side characters could be really intriguing if they were allowed to have a personality but one in particular seemed to transition into a narrator-ish voice answering questions for about 90% of his dialogue.
Also, in case you’re wondering, Poppy is still an idiot in this book.
The conversations and internal dialogue are the same 4-5 topics on a constant loop with minuscule detail changed each time.
I don’t know why this series is so heavily recommended as something to read after ACOTAR. I stuck it out through about 2.5 books (53ish hours of audiobook listening) but I can’t go on any longer!
The first book was somewhat consistent in how the characters spoke but by this book, the MC’s constant use of “Whaaaatever” as a way for the author to shut down the banter is driving me nuts. This was only one of many words/phrases that felt out of place in the world the author attempted to build, especially since their frequency of use increased (by a lot) in this book.
Some of the side characters could be really intriguing if they were allowed to have a personality but one in particular seemed to transition into a narrator-ish voice answering questions for about 90% of his dialogue.
Also, in case you’re wondering, Poppy is still an idiot in this book.