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A review by melissarochelle
The Waking Land by Callie Bates
3.0
I wish I could make flowers grow and trees move like Elanna.
Alas...
I liked this book, but I felt like it I needed more world-building. There was a lot about the history of the places that I just didn't get. Battle history, who controlled what, and what is this empire versus this kingdom/country.
Again, I liked this book, but I felt like the main character's transformation from NO THIS ISN'T MY HOME to LET ME SAVE ALL THE THINGS was a little...fast. (Or maybe I was missing something about the timeline...was it months? Days? Weeks?)
So...I'll say it one more time: I liked this book. I mean, I liked it enough to want MORE.
Good for fans of:
[bc:Uprooted|22544764|Uprooted|Naomi Novik|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480121122s/22544764.jpg|41876730] [bc:The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic|16158565|The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic|Emily Croy Barker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356093770s/16158565.jpg|21998981] [bc:The Queen of the Tearling|18712886|The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)|Erika Johansen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417685148s/18712886.jpg|24267689] [bc:The Goblin Emperor|17910048|The Goblin Emperor|Katherine Addison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373039517s/17910048.jpg|24241248] [bc:A Darker Shade of Magic|22055262|A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)|V.E. Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400322851s/22055262.jpg|40098252]
Alas...
I liked this book, but I felt like it I needed more world-building. There was a lot about the history of the places that I just didn't get. Battle history, who controlled what, and what is this empire versus this kingdom/country.
Again, I liked this book, but I felt like the main character's transformation from NO THIS ISN'T MY HOME to LET ME SAVE ALL THE THINGS was a little...fast. (Or maybe I was missing something about the timeline...was it months? Days? Weeks?)
So...I'll say it one more time: I liked this book. I mean, I liked it enough to want MORE.
Good for fans of:
[bc:Uprooted|22544764|Uprooted|Naomi Novik|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480121122s/22544764.jpg|41876730] [bc:The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic|16158565|The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic|Emily Croy Barker|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356093770s/16158565.jpg|21998981] [bc:The Queen of the Tearling|18712886|The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)|Erika Johansen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417685148s/18712886.jpg|24267689] [bc:The Goblin Emperor|17910048|The Goblin Emperor|Katherine Addison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373039517s/17910048.jpg|24241248] [bc:A Darker Shade of Magic|22055262|A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)|V.E. Schwab|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400322851s/22055262.jpg|40098252]