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A review by dr_dumpling
ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor
3.0
More of a 2.5 rating
I'm honestly a little torn about this book... I'll start with the good parts, which were the originality and creativity; the world-building is great and the battle scenes well-written. Now for the bad parts: The plot was kind of disjointed and it felt so choppy, every chapter ending in some cliffhanger, moving on to another character's predicament, and then returning to the previous character. There was a lot of room for both plot and character development; I couldn't help but dislike Molly even though the author did his best to make the reader sympathize for her. Out of all the characters, the only one I liked was Hatter--he was the most likable and the most realistic. Finally, the ending was off-putting and slightly too perfect. But then again, Alice in Wonderland is pretty much a fairy tale so maybe it did suit the story.
I'm honestly a little torn about this book... I'll start with the good parts, which were the originality and creativity; the world-building is great and the battle scenes well-written. Now for the bad parts: The plot was kind of disjointed and it felt so choppy, every chapter ending in some cliffhanger, moving on to another character's predicament, and then returning to the previous character. There was a lot of room for both plot and character development; I couldn't help but dislike Molly even though the author did his best to make the reader sympathize for her. Out of all the characters, the only one I liked was Hatter--he was the most likable and the most realistic. Finally, the ending was off-putting and slightly too perfect. But then again, Alice in Wonderland is pretty much a fairy tale so maybe it did suit the story.