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A review by regina_184
In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Where to even start with this book! When I first started reading it, I had a really hard time getting familiar with the world and the plot so it took me a good 75 pages to really understand what is going on.
However, once things started moving I got hooked and finished this book in 2 days. I love it! I loved the slow and steady way that both siblings started changing their values and I loved how both view points make sense. Although I enjoyed the chapters from Rhea's perspective more, the author did a good job balancing out the plots between the two characters.
The last 100 pages has a insane amount of plot twist, and some left me feeling physically sick, due to a charater's unforgivable actions. I know that's a weird sentence to write when describing how good this book was, but I truly enjoyed the plot twists and can't wait to read the next book!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book so I will be keeping the five stars, however there was some aspects of the book that I didn't love. I didn't like how Rhea acted a little childish considering that she's hundreds of years old. I know some people think that Rhea's and Lexos's behavior was a little underwhelming on purpose to show how some people overestimated them, however I don't think that comes across well. It just strikes the reader as odd behavior since the characters should be more knowledgeable than they are.
However, once things started moving I got hooked and finished this book in 2 days. I love it! I loved the slow and steady way that both siblings started changing their values and I loved how both view points make sense. Although I enjoyed the chapters from Rhea's perspective more, the author did a good job balancing out the plots between the two characters.
The last 100 pages has a insane amount of plot twist, and some left me feeling physically sick, due to a charater's unforgivable actions. I know that's a weird sentence to write when describing how good this book was, but I truly enjoyed the plot twists and can't wait to read the next book!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book so I will be keeping the five stars, however there was some aspects of the book that I didn't love. I didn't like how Rhea acted a little childish considering that she's hundreds of years old. I know some people think that Rhea's and Lexos's behavior was a little underwhelming on purpose to show how some people overestimated them, however I don't think that comes across well. It just strikes the reader as odd behavior since the characters should be more knowledgeable than they are.