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A review by tej_reads
Woven Song by Rachael Krotec
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
Unfortunately, I had to dnf this book.
From the beginning we are told that a high importance has been place on Japanese Honorifics and yet on the first page of the prologue we see “Mr Usagi-san”, there is also no consistency with the use of these honorifics where sometimes they are used to convey respect and on the next page that character is no longer referenced with the honorific. The whole thing therefore felt flat.
The book is also marketed as a fantasy novel however I think it’s better placed as a Young Adult book, the way that the characters speak to each other felt far too immature.
I did give the book a fair go but ultimately had to stop around chapter 3.
Thank you to NetGalley, Nib and Feather and Rachael Krotec for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
From the beginning we are told that a high importance has been place on Japanese Honorifics and yet on the first page of the prologue we see “Mr Usagi-san”, there is also no consistency with the use of these honorifics where sometimes they are used to convey respect and on the next page that character is no longer referenced with the honorific. The whole thing therefore felt flat.
The book is also marketed as a fantasy novel however I think it’s better placed as a Young Adult book, the way that the characters speak to each other felt far too immature.
I did give the book a fair go but ultimately had to stop around chapter 3.
Thank you to NetGalley, Nib and Feather and Rachael Krotec for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.