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A review by sarahatheart
The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard
2.0
2.5 stars
Very readable and twisty/turny, but rather silly and not what I was expecting. I really enjoyed A. G. Howard's Splintered series due to the fantastical descriptions of Wonderland. It was creepy and atmospheric and so clever--definitely inspired by Tim Burton, but still unique and original. Since this was a ghost story, I really expected some of the same otherworldliness as the Splintered books, but it definitely is a romance containing a ghost story, and not the other way around. It was not creepy or unsettling at all (other than some of the very uncomfortable scenes with Juliet and the ghost). This book also had very little world-building and the writing was too flowery for me. So I won't be finishing this series.
Very readable and twisty/turny, but rather silly and not what I was expecting. I really enjoyed A. G. Howard's Splintered series due to the fantastical descriptions of Wonderland. It was creepy and atmospheric and so clever--definitely inspired by Tim Burton, but still unique and original. Since this was a ghost story, I really expected some of the same otherworldliness as the Splintered books, but it definitely is a romance containing a ghost story, and not the other way around. It was not creepy or unsettling at all (other than some of the very uncomfortable scenes with Juliet and the ghost). This book also had very little world-building and the writing was too flowery for me. So I won't be finishing this series.