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A review by teri_b
Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Well, this was an interesting read. The title sounded promising as did the summary of the story I would encounter.
Then I started reading. Parts of it were intense and all fight and battle and really quite good, then there were other, slower parts, and there the story fell apart for me, as it felt that the author tried to squeeze in as many fantasy tropes he ever could squeeze in, which for me was ways beyond what is sensible for a first book in a series.
And then there came the issue of representation of females/femininity in this book. And I had to find that females only got the traditional roles assigned that a female can have in an utterly male focussed point of view and that is that of wife, virgin or prostitute. And this, tbh, is just too boring.
Then I started reading. Parts of it were intense and all fight and battle and really quite good, then there were other, slower parts, and there the story fell apart for me, as it felt that the author tried to squeeze in as many fantasy tropes he ever could squeeze in, which for me was ways beyond what is sensible for a first book in a series.
And then there came the issue of representation of females/femininity in this book. And I had to find that females only got the traditional roles assigned that a female can have in an utterly male focussed point of view and that is that of wife, virgin or prostitute. And this, tbh, is just too boring.