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A review by irenetrexqueen
The Sacrifice of Ava Black by A.G. Porter
4.0
I am a mutal with the author. Take that as you may.
Book 3.5 stars. The book has pretty good pacing, only felt it was slow in one area but no long drawn out times. There are times the MC's motivations for some emotions are not portrayed well, for example they get mad at others and it feels very out of left field and the reader is just supposed to go with the flow. After we hear of the reasoning as to why Ava is mad but no true build to it before.
Something else of note is Ava seems to have some intelligence, but man, does she just make stupid decisions with no real training or any kind of plan. I feel like much of the "regular" world could have been shortened to give more time for her training and building of connections in the other world.
My only other knitpick with the story is the use of references that may "date" it. We all know who Wolverine is now, but in 20 years, who knows. Can make books feel "old" down the road.
Lastly, as most books, I listened to the audiobook. The reader is not bad, just lacks range in her voices, and with some chapters being different characters, it can take you out when they all sound the same, especially the more masculine characters.
Good quick fun read, with interesting lore and world building.
Book 3.5 stars. The book has pretty good pacing, only felt it was slow in one area but no long drawn out times. There are times the MC's motivations for some emotions are not portrayed well, for example they get mad at others and it feels very out of left field and the reader is just supposed to go with the flow. After we hear of the reasoning as to why Ava is mad but no true build to it before.
Something else of note is Ava seems to have some intelligence, but man, does she just make stupid decisions with no real training or any kind of plan. I feel like much of the "regular" world could have been shortened to give more time for her training and building of connections in the other world.
My only other knitpick with the story is the use of references that may "date" it. We all know who Wolverine is now, but in 20 years, who knows. Can make books feel "old" down the road.
Lastly, as most books, I listened to the audiobook. The reader is not bad, just lacks range in her voices, and with some chapters being different characters, it can take you out when they all sound the same, especially the more masculine characters.
Good quick fun read, with interesting lore and world building.