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A review by bookswithjk
Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
slow-paced
3.0
Having reread this book a second time, I took a star off my original rating. The pacing is much slower than I originally remembered, and the constant flashbacks interrupt the overall flow of the story.
Our main character Miranda is a stubborn mortal-turned-immortal who has spent most of her life on the island that she is a true foreigner to the world around her. She is completely fixed in her ways, and you can barely go a few pages without her wishing she had been made a Sybil.
The chapters concerning Santa Claus seemed entirely out of place. There is constant mention of Greek mythology (even Greek fashion/hairstyles), so the inclusion of something outside of that area - like Santa Claus and the oni and tengu) - feels entirely jarring.
Still though, this story is enjoyable and lays solid groundwork for the rest of the trilogy. I am hoping the pacing and the plot do pick up in the next two books.
Our main character Miranda is a stubborn mortal-turned-immortal who has spent most of her life on the island that she is a true foreigner to the world around her. She is completely fixed in her ways, and you can barely go a few pages without her wishing she had been made a Sybil.
The chapters concerning Santa Claus seemed entirely out of place. There is constant mention of Greek mythology (even Greek fashion/hairstyles), so the inclusion of something outside of that area - like Santa Claus and the oni and tengu) - feels entirely jarring.
Still though, this story is enjoyable and lays solid groundwork for the rest of the trilogy. I am hoping the pacing and the plot do pick up in the next two books.