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A review by booksandladders
The Map of Bones by Francesca Haig
Did not finish book.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Actual Rating: 1.5*
DNF @ 37%
Okay I didn't mind the first book, [b:The Fire Sermon|18109771|The Fire Sermon (The Fire Sermon, #1)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435759323s/18109771.jpg|25433352]. It was a MEH read but intriguing enough plot wise that I was ready to start [b:The Map of Bones|25814363|The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon, #2)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1447414395s/25814363.jpg|45671059] right away. But this one starts SO SLOW. Like at this point, I am about 40% through and I still don't know what is the point of this book. Is it so they walk around for periods of time and then have a conversation? Because that's all that has happened. And as much as I am hit or miss with travelogue books, this one was just too much. Where the first one had some semblance of a destination for all the travel, this one was just aimless wandering in my opinion. OR Cass would be like "we traveled for 24 hours. Then this conversation happened." and the conversation would happen and the next section would say "We traveled for a week. Then this conversation happened." Rinse and repeat multiple times.
Instead of taking, Cass decides to mope around. And not even because she is sad about what happens -- no it is because she is sad about the truth of Kip's life. Like okay girl. And honestly, if I had to listen to her gripe about how everyone LOVES TO KILL!!!! and how she is so cautious about it one more time I would kill her myself tbh. I get it - killing one person really kills two - but frick I can only listen to it so many times before it gets old fast.
If you really enjoyed the first one, I would say pick this one up. If you were meh about the first one, I would say take a hard pass on this one. It's too bad, really. There is such an interesting and intriguing premise and it is bogged down by travelling around and pacifist Cass who annoyed the crap out of me. I have read reviews that said the ending is interesting but the beginning is too boring for me to even want to get there so *shrugs*
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Actual Rating: 1.5*
DNF @ 37%
Okay I didn't mind the first book, [b:The Fire Sermon|18109771|The Fire Sermon (The Fire Sermon, #1)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435759323s/18109771.jpg|25433352]. It was a MEH read but intriguing enough plot wise that I was ready to start [b:The Map of Bones|25814363|The Map of Bones (The Fire Sermon, #2)|Francesca Haig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1447414395s/25814363.jpg|45671059] right away. But this one starts SO SLOW. Like at this point, I am about 40% through and I still don't know what is the point of this book. Is it so they walk around for periods of time and then have a conversation? Because that's all that has happened. And as much as I am hit or miss with travelogue books, this one was just too much. Where the first one had some semblance of a destination for all the travel, this one was just aimless wandering in my opinion. OR Cass would be like "we traveled for 24 hours. Then this conversation happened." and the conversation would happen and the next section would say "We traveled for a week. Then this conversation happened." Rinse and repeat multiple times.
Instead of taking
Spoiler
Kip's death and seeing how his life as an Alpha then an Omega fit into societyIf you really enjoyed the first one, I would say pick this one up. If you were meh about the first one, I would say take a hard pass on this one. It's too bad, really. There is such an interesting and intriguing premise and it is bogged down by travelling around and pacifist Cass who annoyed the crap out of me. I have read reviews that said the ending is interesting but the beginning is too boring for me to even want to get there so *shrugs*
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