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A review by linara4522
Crier's War by Nina Varela
3.0
wlw done right although with a mid storyline.
Crier has my whole heart. She's the epitome of innocence, but it doesn't come across as annoying. Being innocent doesn't exempt her from having agency.
Ayla on the other hand was such a pain. I didn't like her pov at all. I mean, how insufferable can she be? Is it just me? Maybe I'm being dramatic, but I felt her thoughts were illogical.
The story is entertaining, though not as compelling as I thought it would be. Given the promise of automated beings and civil war due to injustice, I'd thought there would be more... sci-fi?? Idk
The politics were well-developed but didn't hold the depths needed for me to be invested and the main "villain" (if you can even call them that). They never truly showed their true colours. It was always telling and not showing. The characters hypothesised on whatever he had done, and there was nothing to prove his villanry.
*sigh* I should just stop reading YA. I've unfortunately outgrown it.
Crier has my whole heart. She's the epitome of innocence, but it doesn't come across as annoying. Being innocent doesn't exempt her from having agency.
Ayla on the other hand was such a pain. I didn't like her pov at all. I mean, how insufferable can she be? Is it just me? Maybe I'm being dramatic, but I felt her thoughts were illogical.
The story is entertaining, though not as compelling as I thought it would be. Given the promise of automated beings and civil war due to injustice, I'd thought there would be more... sci-fi?? Idk
The politics were well-developed but didn't hold the depths needed for me to be invested and the main "villain" (if you can even call them that). They never truly showed their true colours. It was always telling and not showing. The characters hypothesised on whatever he had done, and there was nothing to prove his villanry.
*sigh* I should just stop reading YA. I've unfortunately outgrown it.