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A review by noellesmagicallibrary
Divining the Leaves by Shveta Thakrar
2.5
Oh man, I opened this book thinking I would love it, or at the very least have a good time reading a woodland fanatsy.
I struggled to read this. Actually forced myself to power through the second half of the book, literally skimming paragraphs to be done sooner.
Things I DID like:
- the descriptions of the trees and flowers. These parts were beautiful written but it slowed down the pacing
- the mythology. I didn’t know any of these stories and I generally like books that use myths
- the overall general vibe of the book. I liked the idea but not the execution.
Things I didn’t like:
- Nilesh. He is unbearable. I hated reading his chapters and my opinion on him didn’t change by the end of the book.
- the pacing. I thought the first few chapters worked well to set up the story but then it quickly lost steam.
- I won’t say I “disliked” Ridhi, but she was a hard FMC to love. I liked that she was a little eccentric, she was starting her own perfume business and she loved her family. But she also lacked depth and I was bored most of the time.
I struggled to read this. Actually forced myself to power through the second half of the book, literally skimming paragraphs to be done sooner.
Things I DID like:
- the descriptions of the trees and flowers. These parts were beautiful written but it slowed down the pacing
- the mythology. I didn’t know any of these stories and I generally like books that use myths
- the overall general vibe of the book. I liked the idea but not the execution.
Things I didn’t like:
- Nilesh. He is unbearable. I hated reading his chapters and my opinion on him didn’t change by the end of the book.
- the pacing. I thought the first few chapters worked well to set up the story but then it quickly lost steam.
- I won’t say I “disliked” Ridhi, but she was a hard FMC to love. I liked that she was a little eccentric, she was starting her own perfume business and she loved her family. But she also lacked depth and I was bored most of the time.