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A review by hanienr
City of Lies by Sam Hawke
2.0
An okay read, but it felt like I could take it or leave it an any point in the story. There was nothing that drew me in or kept me interested. Neither the plot or the characters or the city made me sympathize with their plight.
I think that with the characters they felt too clinical, robotic in a way. They were manufactured it felt to fit the plot and to resolve things in the plot. I didn't think that the sympathy both Tain and Jovan and Kalina felt was organic either. Why did they sympathize so much with the countrypeople? I didn't understand why they were so passionate in their defense of them. Are they just these perfectly moral creatures who want everyone to live well and prosper? I just couldn't make myself buy it.
I think that with the characters they felt too clinical, robotic in a way. They were manufactured it felt to fit the plot and to resolve things in the plot. I didn't think that the sympathy both Tain and Jovan and Kalina felt was organic either. Why did they sympathize so much with the countrypeople? I didn't understand why they were so passionate in their defense of them. Are they just these perfectly moral creatures who want everyone to live well and prosper? I just couldn't make myself buy it.