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A review by noolna
Siege of Shadows by Sarah Raughley
2.0
**I received an ARC for this book
Actual rating: 2.5-3 stars.
There were so many things about this book that was disappointing. I enjoyed the last book because of the author's world building, and the premise. However, so many things just fell through the cracks, and I wound up disappointed - despite the cliffhanger (which I hate).
The four girls were just meh, there was nothing gripping to me about them. There was no character growth at all, and they were very all one dimensional. Not only that, but I really felt that they were just incredibly childish in their reactions. I mean, it's the middle of the second book and Lake is still incredibly scared about going out to fight? She had minor character growth in the last book and I feel like she just took a huge step back.
It was also all tell and very little show. Raughley let the conversation between the characters dictate the pace of the book, and the majority of the time the characters info-dumped everything in the conversations.
Despite all of that,, I'll still be reading the next book to find out what happens. I enjoyed most of it, it wasn't a challenging read and enjoyable enough for me to pass the time. I absolutely loathe the cliffhanger at the end. I just can't ... ugh, so upset that it ended there.
Actual rating: 2.5-3 stars.
There were so many things about this book that was disappointing. I enjoyed the last book because of the author's world building, and the premise. However, so many things just fell through the cracks, and I wound up disappointed - despite the cliffhanger (which I hate).
The four girls were just meh, there was nothing gripping to me about them. There was no character growth at all, and they were very all one dimensional. Not only that, but I really felt that they were just incredibly childish in their reactions. I mean, it's the middle of the second book and Lake is still incredibly scared about going out to fight? She had minor character growth in the last book and I feel like she just took a huge step back.
It was also all tell and very little show. Raughley let the conversation between the characters dictate the pace of the book, and the majority of the time the characters info-dumped everything in the conversations.
Despite all of that,, I'll still be reading the next book to find out what happens. I enjoyed most of it, it wasn't a challenging read and enjoyable enough for me to pass the time. I absolutely loathe the cliffhanger at the end. I just can't ... ugh, so upset that it ended there.