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A review by toomanygdbooks
The Girl King by Mimi Yu
4.0
The Girl King
3.75/5 stars
Immediate thoughts:
The start of this book is sloooow. The past unwinds with the present in a way that is beautifully done, but sort of took me out of the story. It’s a lot of questions and character building to set up the series.
It’s described as the story of two sisters, Lu and Min, but I honestly didn’t care about one of them at all until the very end. Min was boring and childish, despite being the one with powers. Her storyline just fell sort of flat for me.
I’m going to bottom-line this review: 3/4 of the book held my interest but didn’t wow me. The last 1/4 was awesome and I will definitely read the next one, but I sort of wish this was more of the story than the two sisters. So that said, it was mediocre as a whole. I’m a reader who enjoys the tedious task of world and character building, but it left me a little wanting here.
3.75/5 stars
Immediate thoughts:
The start of this book is sloooow. The past unwinds with the present in a way that is beautifully done, but sort of took me out of the story. It’s a lot of questions and character building to set up the series.
It’s described as the story of two sisters, Lu and Min, but I honestly didn’t care about one of them at all until the very end. Min was boring and childish, despite being the one with powers. Her storyline just fell sort of flat for me.
I’m going to bottom-line this review: 3/4 of the book held my interest but didn’t wow me. The last 1/4 was awesome and I will definitely read the next one, but I sort of wish this was more of the story than the two sisters. So that said, it was mediocre as a whole. I’m a reader who enjoys the tedious task of world and character building, but it left me a little wanting here.