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A review by witmol
The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A.J. Fitzwater
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This is a charming collection of stories but I found a lot of it baffling. The nature of the world is not well explained and neither is the scope of the magic in it. Of the anthropomorphic creatures, there are rodents of many kinds and ... cats. Add to that cryptids such as fairies, mer and kraken and sentient elements such as the sea, weather and stars.
While a lot of the characters sound great on paper, such as the eponymous Cinrak (dapper lesbian unionist capybara pirate with an unexplained magical ability), there's no real insight into what drives them so as reader I felt they were endearing and then my feelings didn't move beyond that.
The other problem was that things just seem to cruise along and happen without any real effort on the characters' part or friction from an antagonist. Without a narrative arc, a lot of the tales fall flat.
I wanted to love this book (largely because I love rodents so much) but it was ultimately sweet but unfulfilling.
While a lot of the characters sound great on paper, such as the eponymous Cinrak (dapper lesbian unionist capybara pirate with an unexplained magical ability), there's no real insight into what drives them so as reader I felt they were endearing and then my feelings didn't move beyond that.
The other problem was that things just seem to cruise along and happen without any real effort on the characters' part or friction from an antagonist. Without a narrative arc, a lot of the tales fall flat.
I wanted to love this book (largely because I love rodents so much) but it was ultimately sweet but unfulfilling.