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The Casquette Girls
by Alys Arden
3.5 stars, rounded up
This book is very well written story of witches and vampires in New Orleans. I loved the setting. New Orleans is my favorite place in the world, and Alys Arden did an excellent job of bringing the city's history and folklore and magic to life. This book made me want to go back to New Orleans even more than I usually do!
However, this book got off to a very slow start. While I enjoyed reading the detailed descriptions of the characters and setting, they really slowed down the plot. Things kept happening that I knew would be significant later on in the book, but it took way too long for all the pieces to come together. This book is 560 pages, but I think the story could've easily been told in around 300 pages. The story didn't really start to pick up until Adele finds the diary of her ancestor Adeline and Part 2 begins (almost 2oo pages into the book). The flashbacks really added to the story, and I almost almost liked the scenes from Adeline's diary more than I liked the main story!
Adele could be a little ridiculous. She seems like a smart girl, but it took her way too long to figure out things that were super obvious, contributing to the book being slow and predictable. She would be like hmm...I wonder what this means? And I would think obviously it means this...and I would find out I was right like 100 pages later when Adele finally put it together or somebody told her. ALSO, how many love interests does this girl need?? I was not here for Adele's love rectangle (that almost teetered into a love pentagon if that's even a thing), when there is one obvious choice for her!
Despite these issues, I really enjoyed the book overall. Even though many of the major twists and reveals were predictable, I still think the story was well told, and I genuinely enjoyed the characters and their interactions. I will definitely be picking up the next books in this magical series because I want to know what happens next and I want to spend more time in this New Orleans! I don't usually write such long reviews, but I have such strong mixed feelings!
This book is very well written story of witches and vampires in New Orleans. I loved the setting. New Orleans is my favorite place in the world, and Alys Arden did an excellent job of bringing the city's history and folklore and magic to life. This book made me want to go back to New Orleans even more than I usually do!
However, this book got off to a very slow start. While I enjoyed reading the detailed descriptions of the characters and setting, they really slowed down the plot. Things kept happening that I knew would be significant later on in the book, but it took way too long for all the pieces to come together. This book is 560 pages, but I think the story could've easily been told in around 300 pages. The story didn't really start to pick up until Adele finds the diary of her ancestor Adeline and Part 2 begins (almost 2oo pages into the book). The flashbacks really added to the story, and I almost almost liked the scenes from Adeline's diary more than I liked the main story!
Adele could be a little ridiculous. She seems like a smart girl, but it took her way too long to figure out things that were super obvious, contributing to the book being slow and predictable. She would be like hmm...I wonder what this means? And I would think obviously it means this...and I would find out I was right like 100 pages later when Adele finally put it together or somebody told her. ALSO, how many love interests does this girl need?? I was not here for Adele's love rectangle (that almost teetered into a love pentagon if that's even a thing), when there is one obvious choice for her!
Spoiler
It's not Nicco. I don't get her obsession with him.Despite these issues, I really enjoyed the book overall. Even though many of the major twists and reveals were predictable, I still think the story was well told, and I genuinely enjoyed the characters and their interactions. I will definitely be picking up the next books in this magical series because I want to know what happens next and I want to spend more time in this New Orleans! I don't usually write such long reviews, but I have such strong mixed feelings!