Review by romancingrevenew - Cities of Smoke and Starlight

romancingrevenew 's review for:

Cities of Smoke and Starlight by Alli Earnest

3.5

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wanted this book to be more than it was. I don’t mind a slow burn, but I spent half of the book hoping Hallie would get with Kase’s brother instead of him. Kase and Hallie were both immature with each other. This book isn’t advertised as YA, but it should be. The characters are a bit older but they act like teenagers. The arguments between kase and Hallie feel a tad bit ridiculous coming from two people in their 20s. Overall it’s a decent book, but with no spice on the horizon, I’m not interested enough to read the sequel(s?)

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