A review by libraryofbees
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm having a hard time figuring out how I feel about The Unspoken Name. On one hand, I found the world-building interesting, but didn't feel fleshed out; the character backstories and personalities had me caring for them, but then I could barely understand their motivations because there wasn't enough development; the plot/storyline made me want to keep reading, but the pacing was all of the place and I could never tell how much time passed between scenes - some felt like 1 week and was a year and vice versa.

I'm still deciding whether I want to finish the duology with The Thousand Eyes; unfortunately, the ending of book 1 did nothing to inspire me to continue and it felt like a clean break without a plot/character-related motivation to read the sequel.