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A review by stardust_heidi
The Hollow Plane by Allison Carr Waechter
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really want to LOVE ACW’s books, but for some reason they just don’t have that addictive factor for me. I had a difficult time getting into this book at first, because I felt like I was being provided with only a quarter of the information I needed for the first half of the book. In hindsight it makes sense due to Mina and the oubliette/Ashbourne and his missing memories, but from a outside reader perspective, I was so confused. ACW tends to write very plot dense romantasy, which is great — I love me a good plot. But it’s almost too dense?
I would definitely recommend reading the Immortal Orders trilogy before this — I’ve read it, but it’s been long enough that I forgot a lot of the important details that would have been helpful throughout this book.
Overall, I liked the book and all the characters. I’m glad we finally figured out the missing memories (by the end), but even leaving it on a cliffie, there’s a large part of me that doesn’t have an urgency to immediately continue on to read what happens next. I’m solid in my 4 stars, though my review probably doesn’t indicate that.
I would definitely recommend reading the Immortal Orders trilogy before this — I’ve read it, but it’s been long enough that I forgot a lot of the important details that would have been helpful throughout this book.
Overall, I liked the book and all the characters. I’m glad we finally figured out the missing memories (by the end), but even leaving it on a cliffie, there’s a large part of me that doesn’t have an urgency to immediately continue on to read what happens next. I’m solid in my 4 stars, though my review probably doesn’t indicate that.