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sinecure 's review for:
The Bone Witch
by Rin Chupeco
Overall I enjoyed this book. The writing style was melodic and evocative. I thought the narrative structure was interesting and useful.
My favorite thing about this book was the deeper look into the stigma of death/blood magic. A lot of other stories just use "death magic = bad" as a trope without showing any nuance. This story definitely gave the magic usage some nuance.
What I liked the least was that the story had two timelines that didn't meet in the end. We still do not know how Tea ended up where she is seen in the first chapter. In addition, there was no real progression towards a climax. The pacing was a slow coming of age experience with action suddenly thrust in from time to time. The climactic "battle" felt like a side story thrown in to keep the book in genre. Because of these two things, it felt like this novel doesn't stand on it's own.
Also, the description of the clothing was evocative in the first chapter. The descriptions became more and more grating as they went on. This is perhaps a personal critique, as I don't care much about fashion in my personal life.
My favorite thing about this book was the deeper look into the stigma of death/blood magic. A lot of other stories just use "death magic = bad" as a trope without showing any nuance. This story definitely gave the magic usage some nuance.
What I liked the least was that the story had two timelines that didn't meet in the end. We still do not know how Tea ended up where she is seen in the first chapter. In addition, there was no real progression towards a climax. The pacing was a slow coming of age experience with action suddenly thrust in from time to time. The climactic "battle" felt like a side story thrown in to keep the book in genre. Because of these two things, it felt like this novel doesn't stand on it's own.
Also, the description of the clothing was evocative in the first chapter. The descriptions became more and more grating as they went on. This is perhaps a personal critique, as I don't care much about fashion in my personal life.