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A review by errantdreams
Daughter of Nothing by Eric Kent Edstrom
3.0
The characters are… okay. I felt that many of them could have had more depth, particularly among the adults. Even Jacey felt as though she was held at a little bit of a distance, and thus made somewhat bland. The ultimate bad guy was one-dimensionally evil.
I wish we’d been able to pick up a bit more of what the outside world is like. We have the barest outline of what the students have been taught, with little reality to hold up to it by the end. I guess we’re supposed to want to read further books in the series in order to find out, but without that context I don’t find that I particularly care that much about the world and what happens to it next.
It took a while for me to get into the book. For quite a while the pace is fairly consistently slow. Eventually it did catch my interest, and the plot managed to deliver a surprise or two for brief periods of time. I also appreciate that Jacey was allowed to retain her strong individuality without being required to romantically pair up with either of the obvious choices.
Ultimately, while I enjoyed reading Daughter of Nothing, I don’t plan to read any follow-ons.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/08/review-daughter-of-nothing-eric-kent-edstrom/
I wish we’d been able to pick up a bit more of what the outside world is like. We have the barest outline of what the students have been taught, with little reality to hold up to it by the end. I guess we’re supposed to want to read further books in the series in order to find out, but without that context I don’t find that I particularly care that much about the world and what happens to it next.
It took a while for me to get into the book. For quite a while the pace is fairly consistently slow. Eventually it did catch my interest, and the plot managed to deliver a surprise or two for brief periods of time. I also appreciate that Jacey was allowed to retain her strong individuality without being required to romantically pair up with either of the obvious choices.
Ultimately, while I enjoyed reading Daughter of Nothing, I don’t plan to read any follow-ons.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2018/08/review-daughter-of-nothing-eric-kent-edstrom/