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soulofkhal 's review for:
The Spear Cuts Through Water
by Simon Jimenez
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"Who would've thought that a story about two warriors escorting a God across the country was going to be interesting"
Says no one ever because why would you even doubt that premise lmao
But on a serious note, if you are looking for a fast-paced, action-packed, compelling adventure story then this one is for you. The tension that were brought by the Terror to the story and to our protagonists, coupled in with the sudden yet brutal scenes that they presented was superb from beginning to the end. You just can't help but hate them (especially the Second one) and yet they were so intriguing! The Bowl Arc specifically was just magnificent.
The relationship between Jun and Keema was downright hilarious and heartwarming that I can't help but awed multiple times. Very emotional especially by the end.
The only downside of this book to me is the style of the narration that the writer chose. I don't think that using theater as a way to tell the story was efficient nor was it necessary and the payoff of the revelation as to who the narrator was was very underwhelming. A traditional maybe two POV narration would've suffice. We could've used the time they used on exploring the narrator to explore Jun and Keema's relationship or the politics of the Five Families more since both of those topics were frankly pretty rushed at the end.
Says no one ever because why would you even doubt that premise lmao
But on a serious note, if you are looking for a fast-paced, action-packed, compelling adventure story then this one is for you. The tension that were brought by the Terror to the story and to our protagonists, coupled in with the sudden yet brutal scenes that they presented was superb from beginning to the end. You just can't help but hate them (especially the Second one) and yet they were so intriguing! The Bowl Arc specifically was just magnificent.
The relationship between Jun and Keema was downright hilarious and heartwarming that I can't help but awed multiple times. Very emotional especially by the end.
The only downside of this book to me is the style of the narration that the writer chose. I don't think that using theater as a way to tell the story was efficient nor was it necessary and the payoff of the revelation as to who the narrator was was very underwhelming. A traditional maybe two POV narration would've suffice. We could've used the time they used on exploring the narrator to explore Jun and Keema's relationship or the politics of the Five Families more since both of those topics were frankly pretty rushed at the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism