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justabridge 's review for:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
The best I can say for this book is that it was all right. I finished it in a couple of days, so in my opinion it was engaging, but it never really required me to think too much.
Elisa, I found, along with possibly Carmé, were the only characters that had proper development. There were a few more that I liked , but they just didn't get enough page time. The plot was okay, but it trundled along in sections that didn't need it and raced through the action in an incredibly low number of pages - the novel managed to go through the final conflict and then conclude itself within around ten pages.
The main criticism that I have, I suppose, is that the magic system is painfully underdeveloped. It is supposedly the reason for the war that is happening, but we are never really given much explanation as to how it works, only that it involves a lot of praying and such. It was an intriguing concept that just wasn't taken anywhere.
To be honest, I think that "underdeveloped" is the word I would use for the entire novel. Elisa carried it, and it was through her that I actually enjoyed reading. Everything else needed expanding and another round of heavy editing.
Elisa, I found, along with possibly Carmé, were the only characters that had proper development. There were a few more that I liked , but they just didn't get enough page time. The plot was okay, but it trundled along in sections that didn't need it and raced through the action in an incredibly low number of pages - the novel managed to go through the final conflict and then conclude itself within around ten pages.
The main criticism that I have, I suppose, is that the magic system is painfully underdeveloped. It is supposedly the reason for the war that is happening, but we are never really given much explanation as to how it works, only that it involves a lot of praying and such. It was an intriguing concept that just wasn't taken anywhere.
To be honest, I think that "underdeveloped" is the word I would use for the entire novel. Elisa carried it, and it was through her that I actually enjoyed reading. Everything else needed expanding and another round of heavy editing.