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leilanilibrary 's review for:
Of Mountains and Seas
by Emily Renk Hawthorne
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was hooked originally by the cover, which is absolutely gorgeous. I thought the representation of Chinese mythology was really well done and had such great stories interspersed in the characters.
For me, I think the multi-POV along with all of the time jumps was super disorienting for the first part of the novel. I don’t think it gave ample opportunity for enough character building with this many POVs, and a character arc at the end doesn’t make sense because of this.
I did think a lot of the dialogue was very impersonal. There would be parts where someone was like, “well, I should just let them die because they killed so and so”, which just seemed weird at the passiveness of the dialogue.
I think if this is improved on for the sequel, I would definitely rate it higher. I do love the idea for this novel.
For me, I think the multi-POV along with all of the time jumps was super disorienting for the first part of the novel. I don’t think it gave ample opportunity for enough character building with this many POVs, and a character arc at the end doesn’t make sense because of this.
I did think a lot of the dialogue was very impersonal. There would be parts where someone was like, “well, I should just let them die because they killed so and so”, which just seemed weird at the passiveness of the dialogue.
I think if this is improved on for the sequel, I would definitely rate it higher. I do love the idea for this novel.