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janyriy 's review for:
Tess of the Road
by Rachel Hartman
4.8 ☆☆☆☆☆
I’m full of emotions T__T
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I've read a lot of reviews that said the book was boring and slow, and yes - it's not a swashbuckling dragon adventure, it's a story about a girl who runs away from home in a world that happens to have dragons (and gigantic world serpents). So I see where the critique might come from, but if you actually take a step back and take the book for what it is, you'll find an absolutely beautiful story. But it's also a story you have to pick up at the right time in your life I guess. For me this was one of those quiet books that through some cosmic coincidence come to you at the exact moment you need them.
The writing is beautiful too, and with all the high stakes drama that most fantasy books are these days, it was so relieving to just follow this disaster of a girl on her road into the unknown.
I will say though, even though this is a stand-alone, there are a lot of references to [b:Seraphina|19549841|Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)|Rachel Hartman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387577872l/19549841._SY75_.jpg|17375239] and [b:Shadow Scale|16085457|Shadow Scale (Seraphina, #2)|Rachel Hartman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405355942l/16085457._SY75_.jpg|21451371]. And while I read Seraphina, I skipped Shadow Scale because I just didn't like it that much. You don't absolutely have to, but I'd suggest reading at least Seraphina beforehand, otherwise some parts of the worldbuilding/character interaction might be a bit confusing.
I’m full of emotions T__T
[EDIT]
Review time!
I've read a lot of reviews that said the book was boring and slow, and yes - it's not a swashbuckling dragon adventure, it's a story about a girl who runs away from home in a world that happens to have dragons (and gigantic world serpents). So I see where the critique might come from, but if you actually take a step back and take the book for what it is, you'll find an absolutely beautiful story. But it's also a story you have to pick up at the right time in your life I guess. For me this was one of those quiet books that through some cosmic coincidence come to you at the exact moment you need them.
The writing is beautiful too, and with all the high stakes drama that most fantasy books are these days, it was so relieving to just follow this disaster of a girl on her road into the unknown.
I will say though, even though this is a stand-alone, there are a lot of references to [b:Seraphina|19549841|Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)|Rachel Hartman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387577872l/19549841._SY75_.jpg|17375239] and [b:Shadow Scale|16085457|Shadow Scale (Seraphina, #2)|Rachel Hartman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405355942l/16085457._SY75_.jpg|21451371]. And while I read Seraphina, I skipped Shadow Scale because I just didn't like it that much. You don't absolutely have to, but I'd suggest reading at least Seraphina beforehand, otherwise some parts of the worldbuilding/character interaction might be a bit confusing.