A review by sandreline
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The nicest thing I can say about this was that it was an easy read. Because if it wasn't, I would have DNF'd it.

This reads very much like a YA. But there are explicit sex scenes, which muddies that.

Lore's entire personality is just "charge headfirst into danger, and somehow it turns out fine." Even though we were in her point of view, I got very little sense of her motivations. Her wants, her needs, her strengths and flaws. Her flaws, in particular, are minimal and go largely unaddressed.

I have no idea why everyone around her loves her so much.

She spent her whole life terrified of fae. They killed her father in front of her and oppressed her people. But when one (who has her imprisoned) tells her she can't go to a FESTIVAL, she pouts and then risks her life to steal cookies. I can't. I just can't. 

I think she's supposed to be pragmatic and headstrong, but she just comes off as dumb and inconsistent. 

And I thought they might set up a cute polycule. It's 2024, who even does love triangles anymore? But it's giving Rhysand and Tamlin, neither of whom I'm terribly fond of.
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