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crofteereader 's review for:
The Incandescent
by Emily Tesh
This one was very very different from Some Desperate Glory both in genre (duh) and tone - but also in its ability to evoke an emotional response and really sink its teeth in you. The Incandescent is still a very solid offering, but I think I was hoping for something more.
Walden is an interesting main character, and I liked her brain and the way she handles students as well as teachers in her care; she also has a very quintessential Englishness about her that really sells her “schoolteacher” charm. I also found her self-awareness rather refreshing- especially since she had to work for it. I also liked Laura and frankly wished we could have seen more of her, particularly in the middle; I think we’re meant to be totally convinced by her performance in the first act so that she doesn’t have to be present throughout. And the Phoenix was fascinating and was a very convincing “not human” intelligence navigating a human world.
I think I would have wanted a bit more depth about the other magical disciplines, but that may also have been an unnecessary distraction. There was also one shift in the story that felt rather like missing a step when going down a flight of stairs - like a bit of insecurity over whether you’re going to hit solid ground or go tumbling through the air.
{Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review}
Walden is an interesting main character, and I liked her brain and the way she handles students as well as teachers in her care; she also has a very quintessential Englishness about her that really sells her “schoolteacher” charm. I also found her self-awareness rather refreshing- especially since she had to work for it. I also liked Laura and frankly wished we could have seen more of her, particularly in the middle; I think we’re meant to be totally convinced by her performance in the first act so that she doesn’t have to be present throughout. And the Phoenix was fascinating and was a very convincing “not human” intelligence navigating a human world.
I think I would have wanted a bit more depth about the other magical disciplines, but that may also have been an unnecessary distraction. There was also one shift in the story that felt rather like missing a step when going down a flight of stairs - like a bit of insecurity over whether you’re going to hit solid ground or go tumbling through the air.
{Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review}