Review by murderlesscrow - A Thousand Steps into Night

murderlesscrow 's review for:

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A decent read! I enjoyed the cast of characters by the end of the book but the plot was mostly alright as the narrative wenitpicking. The incorporation of the different spirits and demons was fun and I enjoyed leaning about the world even if I wished for a bit more background about what was actually going on in the surroundings.

I never truly understood why the main antagonist was so obsessed with the protagonist which is a plot point that could have used more introduction than a "she sees him for what she is" why is he doing what he's doing? We never really explore that. Secondly, the drastic change in the opinions of demons and women surrounding the local villages and townsfolk at the end felt, unrealistic, at best a quick tie in for a hopeful ending. Much of the story centers around how the women of the world are treated (mostly poorly including our protag) and it never really felt like any drastic change or proof was done of it besides the protagonist doing this one act towards the end of her journey and suddenly everyone is cool with women walking unaccompanied when before we saw women being killed by men for simply existing. I am all for hopeful endings but it just felt a little too perfect but that is extremely nitpicky

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