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A Wish Too Dark And Kind by M.L. Blackbird
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A Wish Too Dark and Kind by M.L. Blackbird left me with many feelings: excitement, despair, love and hate.
The blurb sounded very promising and I tell you, I was ready to dive in. But this wasn't easily done. The characters are interesting enough, the magic system and the story idea great - but the non-linear structure and the perspective hopping from one to another left me confused for a good third of the book.
Characters are introduced rapidly with their own stories after the very apocalyptic opening. At first they felt flat to me and it was only much later that everything made sense. The author's writing style kept me going, otherwise I would have DNfd this book very soon.
It got better after that and I liked this little dark story very much in the end. This book is not the right one for you if you dislike death, blood magic and violence.
3 1/2 stars overall.
The blurb sounded very promising and I tell you, I was ready to dive in. But this wasn't easily done. The characters are interesting enough, the magic system and the story idea great - but the non-linear structure and the perspective hopping from one to another left me confused for a good third of the book.
Characters are introduced rapidly with their own stories after the very apocalyptic opening. At first they felt flat to me and it was only much later that everything made sense. The author's writing style kept me going, otherwise I would have DNfd this book very soon.
It got better after that and I liked this little dark story very much in the end. This book is not the right one for you if you dislike death, blood magic and violence.
3 1/2 stars overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death