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karolina_kat 's review for:
Foundryside
by Robert Jackson Bennett
The idea and the world are very interesting.
But I am a little tired of “that street urchin girl who is an excellent thief because she is special and has a traumatic past” main protagonists, as well as repeating everything to the reader as soon as the POV changes. I don’t need the same thing described three times in two chapters. No one needs that. Also, the sudden romancing was so left of field that when it happened I was really surprised that the two involved characters actually had any deep feelings for one another.
The audiobook definitely made it more engaging and gave life to some of the characters.
Overall, an OK fantasy read with some good things but the things that grated me in Sanderson’s books are omnipresent here as well. Pains me to say that, after how much I enjoyed the Tainted Cup.
But I am a little tired of “that street urchin girl who is an excellent thief because she is special and has a traumatic past” main protagonists, as well as repeating everything to the reader as soon as the POV changes. I don’t need the same thing described three times in two chapters. No one needs that. Also, the sudden romancing was so left of field that when it happened I was really surprised that the two involved characters actually had any deep feelings for one another.
The audiobook definitely made it more engaging and gave life to some of the characters.
Overall, an OK fantasy read with some good things but the things that grated me in Sanderson’s books are omnipresent here as well. Pains me to say that, after how much I enjoyed the Tainted Cup.