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A review by dearestdorian
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
2.0
I didn't enjoy this much at all. It's only saved from a one-star rating because I didn't outright loathe it. The reason? There was so little to it that there was nothing to enjoy or hate.
Pretty but more-or-less average girl as the main character? Check.
Poorly-executed romance? Check.
A plot that feels like filler to get from Point A to Point B? Check.
Keturah follows a hart into the forest and gets lost for three days. Just when she's on the edge of death, she manages to stave him off by telling a story and refusing to finish. He tells her to return and finish it, or find and marry her true love before tomorrow, or he'll take her soul. She manages to hold him off again and again, as in 1001 Nights, except it's not nearly as interesting.
She gets a charm intended to show her who her true love is, and she goes on a series of wacky errands in order to marry who she assumes is the man she should wed. These are about as fun to read as it is to use the loo on a charter bus.
A book like this should make the reader go "oh crap, what's happening next?" My reaction was along the lines of, "Oh, lemons. I forgot they were important to the story."
In the end, it turns out loves her. Because of course he does. For... some reason. It never really goes into detail about how he came to love her. Or if it does, it was some unremarkable, generic and forgettable reason. This is shelved under "romance" by 330 users as of this writing. I don't think I read the same book as those people.
Pretty but more-or-less average girl as the main character? Check.
Poorly-executed romance?
Spoiler
HA HA EXECUTED, GRIM REAPER, GET IT?A plot that feels like filler to get from Point A to Point B? Check.
Keturah follows a hart into the forest and gets lost for three days. Just when she's on the edge of death, she manages to stave him off by telling a story and refusing to finish. He tells her to return and finish it, or find and marry her true love before tomorrow, or he'll take her soul. She manages to hold him off again and again, as in 1001 Nights, except it's not nearly as interesting.
She gets a charm intended to show her who her true love is, and she goes on a series of wacky errands in order to marry who she assumes is the man she should wed. These are about as fun to read as it is to use the loo on a charter bus.
A book like this should make the reader go "oh crap, what's happening next?" My reaction was along the lines of, "Oh, lemons. I forgot they were important to the story."
In the end, it turns out