lunarexorcist 's review for:

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

3.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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weird pacing. too slow and then too fast, which is a waste for a book almost 500 pages long that could fit so much in such a juicy length. the romantic chemistry also wasn't there for me, and the deception of court politics just didn't hit right when it really so obviously telegraphed. but the prose was good, and i loved the family relationships and the food descriptions.