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A review by bookgirlie_unbound
Untethered by Gloria Bottelman
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I rarely say this, but this book needed to be longer to give the plot and characters more time to simmer and develop. This book has fantastic elements- a unique world, quality magic, and compelling characters - but many felt half-explored.
Lux is a fantastic, complex character. She takes the gifted-child with trauma syndrome to a whole new level. I love how feral and feisty she is while also being deeply compassionate.
Shaw is an interesting character too but also feels a little rushed. I want to know more about the paintings and we learn about his criminal backstory too late.
But most of all, the WOODS, the magic, the "brilliance." There is GOOD ISH here! And Bottelman really needed about 100-150 pages more to bring it all to its full, creepy, murderous glory. I want to know more about the necromantic powers, the magic, and the world.
Lux is a fantastic, complex character. She takes the gifted-child with trauma syndrome to a whole new level. I love how feral and feisty she is while also being deeply compassionate.
Shaw is an interesting character too but also feels a little rushed. I want to know more about the paintings and we learn about his criminal backstory too late.
But most of all, the WOODS, the magic, the "brilliance." There is GOOD ISH here! And Bottelman really needed about 100-150 pages more to bring it all to its full, creepy, murderous glory. I want to know more about the necromantic powers, the magic, and the world.