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rkjreads 's review for:
Snowblooded
by Emma Sterner-Radley
This was an interesting read for me. I think there were some things that were done really well, namely the development of the relationships between the characters and their coming to terms with their pasts and deciding how they want to live their lives. I especially liked seeing the relationship between the two main protagonists develop as they realised their similarities were more meaningful than their differences. I also liked the characters learning to be 'snowblooded' as opposed to 'coldblooded'.
On the other hand, some things didn't work as well for me. Some of the dialogue felt unnatural. The pacing was also strange, it really dragged at times. At one point they spent like 3 chapters slowly walking home in a snowstorm. This did serve to develop their relationship, but I constantly felt like each 'scene' dragged on in service of the character development/dialogue. I think it could have been edited down a bit.
The blurb compares this to six of crows, but I feel this story in comparison really lacks a competent protagonist, the two assassins seemed to stumble into every development in the plot and I didn't get the sense they had much agency in solving the mystery which felt frustrating.
Some really great character work and interesting plot points but ultimately didn't work for me overall unfortunately!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.
On the other hand, some things didn't work as well for me. Some of the dialogue felt unnatural. The pacing was also strange, it really dragged at times. At one point they spent like 3 chapters slowly walking home in a snowstorm. This did serve to develop their relationship, but I constantly felt like each 'scene' dragged on in service of the character development/dialogue. I think it could have been edited down a bit.
The blurb compares this to six of crows, but I feel this story in comparison really lacks a competent protagonist, the two assassins seemed to stumble into every development in the plot and I didn't get the sense they had much agency in solving the mystery which felt frustrating.
Some really great character work and interesting plot points but ultimately didn't work for me overall unfortunately!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.