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A review by cegj
The Savior's Sister by Jenna Moreci
1.0
I hoped this would be better than the Savior's Champion, but it was worse.
Pros: This book did answer pretty much all of the questions and confusion that TSC left me with.
HOWEVER, companion novels should be able to stand on their own, and having to invest in another half-baked book for the other half-baked book to make sense is nothing but a greedy marketing ploy. I can appreciate the full story of the Sovereign's Tournament now, but I should have been able to figure it out independently rather than relying on two 500 word books to tell one crazy, frustrating story.
Cons: The grammatical choice to capitalise all of Leila's pronouns was distracting and disorienting, and for me it had a huge impact on the readability, syntax and flow of the novel.
This book made me hate Leila and Delphi. There was so much wasted potential in these characters, and the story could have been so compelling, especially in the exploration of Cosima, who I think did a wonderful job at playing Savior. I would have loved to see Pippa explored more too—and not as "duckling", but as an adult woman. Her portrayal was extremely problematic for reasons I don't think I need to explain.
This book was riddled with misogyny and misandry, which was a huge problem for me simply because the characters couldn't even do that justice. To sum up TSS, I couldn't use anything but "shallow"—that applies to the plot, the characters, and the concept of companion novels in general.
And yet, I will be reading the next books in this series because I'm invested in seeing improvement in this story. It can be saved, and I really hope that Moreci takes the reader feedback on board and puts more effort into characterisation and intelligent plotting.
Pros: This book did answer pretty much all of the questions and confusion that TSC left me with.
HOWEVER, companion novels should be able to stand on their own, and having to invest in another half-baked book for the other half-baked book to make sense is nothing but a greedy marketing ploy. I can appreciate the full story of the Sovereign's Tournament now, but I should have been able to figure it out independently rather than relying on two 500 word books to tell one crazy, frustrating story.
Cons: The grammatical choice to capitalise all of Leila's pronouns was distracting and disorienting, and for me it had a huge impact on the readability, syntax and flow of the novel.
This book made me hate Leila and Delphi. There was so much wasted potential in these characters, and the story could have been so compelling, especially in the exploration of Cosima, who I think did a wonderful job at playing Savior. I would have loved to see Pippa explored more too—and not as "duckling", but as an adult woman. Her portrayal was extremely problematic for reasons I don't think I need to explain.
This book was riddled with misogyny and misandry, which was a huge problem for me simply because the characters couldn't even do that justice. To sum up TSS, I couldn't use anything but "shallow"—that applies to the plot, the characters, and the concept of companion novels in general.
And yet, I will be reading the next books in this series because I'm invested in seeing improvement in this story. It can be saved, and I really hope that Moreci takes the reader feedback on board and puts more effort into characterisation and intelligent plotting.