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justabookishreader 's review for:
That Self-Same Metal
by Brittany N. Williams
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thank you to Amulet Books and the people of YAllFest 2022 for the chance to read and review a very early edition of this novel. The premise of this novel was honestly exquisite, and I really liked certain aspects of it. I almost wonder if it would have done better for a different aged audience?
I mean I am a 21 year old but it is marketed for YA. Right away I felt really rushed into things, just sort of tossed headfirst into the story, but after the initial shock of it I think the pacing started to settle with me. I will say that when a character died it didn't really hit me that hard, I was just like "ok?" and I was able to guess the sort of plot twist in the last few pages but my assumption is that it wasn't meant to be hidden, although I'm almost interested in what would have happened if it wasn't revealed at the end and we had to wait for the next book.
I really liked the queer representation in this book, and I definitely have a specific person I prefer Joan to be with but that's serious spoiler territory and this is an ARC so I won't be adding spoilers until after the book has actually been released. I think that aspect was absolutely executed quite well, although I definitely have questions that I hope are answered in the second book. Overall, the pacing was a bit of a throw off for me, but once I got settled into the story, everything just flowed naturally for me, and it was very immersive!
I mean I am a 21 year old but it is marketed for YA. Right away I felt really rushed into things, just sort of tossed headfirst into the story, but after the initial shock of it I think the pacing started to settle with me. I will say that when a character died it didn't really hit me that hard, I was just like "ok?" and I was able to guess the sort of plot twist in the last few pages but my assumption is that it wasn't meant to be hidden, although I'm almost interested in what would have happened if it wasn't revealed at the end and we had to wait for the next book.
I really liked the queer representation in this book, and I definitely have a specific person I prefer Joan to be with but that's serious spoiler territory and this is an ARC so I won't be adding spoilers until after the book has actually been released. I think that aspect was absolutely executed quite well, although I definitely have questions that I hope are answered in the second book. Overall, the pacing was a bit of a throw off for me, but once I got settled into the story, everything just flowed naturally for me, and it was very immersive!