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A review by mikasana
Undead Gods by Caitlyn Battelle
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Hmm…
So I think the most difficult part I had with this was the pacing. It was slooow. The overly-wordy writing style didn’t help these matters. I also started to get annoyed whenever there was dialogue and we would suddenly be transported to an afterthought tangent moment for several paragraphs (if not pages) and then, just as suddenly, be brought back to the present. I found that very distracting and difficult to stay engaged.
I also noted it took nearly 400 pages to meet the star of the show. And what an entrance. But 400 pages?? I feel like so much could have been cut from the beginning without taking away too much from the story. I honestly was starting to get stressed just trying to see if it would ever happen.
Everything else was pretty good though. The political scheming and court nuances were interesting but mostly lacked the cunning planning I typically like. Still good though. I didn’t really find any of that too predictable.
I thought Elysia was a well developed character with all her strengths and her flaws (her overconfidence being one). I was also REALLY, REALLY intrigued by “Aidan” and wanted to see more of him from his first scene. Heck even Topp had an interesting character arc and story.
I may read the next one just to see what happens, if the pacing is a little better.
So I think the most difficult part I had with this was the pacing. It was slooow. The overly-wordy writing style didn’t help these matters. I also started to get annoyed whenever there was dialogue and we would suddenly be transported to an afterthought tangent moment for several paragraphs (if not pages) and then, just as suddenly, be brought back to the present. I found that very distracting and difficult to stay engaged.
I also noted it took nearly 400 pages to meet the star of the show. And what an entrance. But 400 pages?? I feel like so much could have been cut from the beginning without taking away too much from the story. I honestly was starting to get stressed just trying to see if it would ever happen.
Everything else was pretty good though. The political scheming and court nuances were interesting but mostly lacked the cunning planning I typically like. Still good though. I didn’t really find any of that too predictable.
I thought Elysia was a well developed character with all her strengths and her flaws (her overconfidence being one). I was also REALLY, REALLY intrigued by “Aidan” and wanted to see more of him from his first scene. Heck even Topp had an interesting character arc and story.
I may read the next one just to see what happens, if the pacing is a little better.