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marginsandmuses 's review for:
A Feather So Black
by Lyra Selene
“When you give me your heart, colleen, I want all of it. I want all of you. If you are sharp with broken thorns, then let them cut me. If you churn with dark shadows, let them engulf me. And if your love only destroys, let it destroy me. I am already a doomed man.”
“Love is rarely anything but a prelude to tragedy.”
I went into this not knowing a whole lot about Celtic influence and mythology, nor the origins of the black swan/ swan lake story. And I was surprised to find how much I absolutely loved some of the concepts, and setting. The magic systems use of nature was unique and beautifully done.
I absolutely loved the authors writing style, both poetic and expressive. It fit the setting extremely well. I felt I was reading out of a magical storybook.
While some of the twists in the story were predictable, the ending actually gave me chills. I absolutely loved how the story was wrapped up and gave a heartwarming feeling. I feel like this honestly could’ve just been a stand-alone.
While the writing was lovely, at times it felt a bit overwritten. A lot of the same kinds of descriptions were used repetitively and held back the pacing of the story.
The timeline due to the characters bridge jumping only once a month on a full moon also did a huge disservice to the pacing. I was starting to get stir crazy around the 60% mark because it felt like nothing was happening, and even if something did, we automatically had to go back to spending several chapters waiting between moon cycles. This also really effected my ability to see the connection between Fia and Irían. While the moments they had were lovely, i needed more interaction and more trials and tribulations for them to experience together in order to fully believe 100% in their love story.
Nonetheless,I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys lyrical prose, low stakes plot with deeply explored characters, and/or getting lost in unique, whimsical worlds.
“Love is rarely anything but a prelude to tragedy.”
I went into this not knowing a whole lot about Celtic influence and mythology, nor the origins of the black swan/ swan lake story. And I was surprised to find how much I absolutely loved some of the concepts, and setting. The magic systems use of nature was unique and beautifully done.
I absolutely loved the authors writing style, both poetic and expressive. It fit the setting extremely well. I felt I was reading out of a magical storybook.
While some of the twists in the story were predictable, the ending actually gave me chills. I absolutely loved how the story was wrapped up and gave a heartwarming feeling. I feel like this honestly could’ve just been a stand-alone.
While the writing was lovely, at times it felt a bit overwritten. A lot of the same kinds of descriptions were used repetitively and held back the pacing of the story.
The timeline due to the characters bridge jumping only once a month on a full moon also did a huge disservice to the pacing. I was starting to get stir crazy around the 60% mark because it felt like nothing was happening, and even if something did, we automatically had to go back to spending several chapters waiting between moon cycles. This also really effected my ability to see the connection between Fia and Irían. While the moments they had were lovely, i needed more interaction and more trials and tribulations for them to experience together in order to fully believe 100% in their love story.
Nonetheless,I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys lyrical prose, low stakes plot with deeply explored characters, and/or getting lost in unique, whimsical worlds.