leibei10110 's review for:

The Jasad Crown by Sara Hashem
2.75
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the Jasad Heir, but this book didn’t work for me.  The middle really dragged.  I almost DNF’d at page 400.  This book took me weeks to finish and I’m usually a very fast reader.  At points I was dreading reading it.  I think the story needed more editing.  At 658 pages, it needs to be very tight to earn needing that many pages.  The political side of the story at times because confusing and boring.  Having chapters from Marek and Sefa’s pov dragged things down.  I’m not sure if this book was trying to be fantasy, fantasy romance, or romantasy, but it didn’t really work for me.  In the end, the only main character I could truly follow their motivations was Arin and he was not the main character in the first book.  Also, I got very tired of the miscommunication/no communication trope between all the characters.  Just talk to each other!