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A review by sdwigg
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
3.0
I do not understand how this book won so many awards. The premise is good, however I was so annoyed by the plot holes, undeveloped characters, and ridiculous descriptions that I did not enjoy it. The book didn’t even get interesting until the middle - 7 hours in, if you are listening as I was.
Non-spoiler examples: the fire was blue - why?! Most fires aren’t blue and we haven’t been introduced to a fantasy world so explain.
The white marble glowed warmly - that’s not a typical description of marble so maybe explain why?
I couldn’t tell you much about the main characters other than the specific things that happened to them in this book.
How did a whole group of people end up in New York City after grad school if they weren’t in contact? It just doesn’t make sense and it’s never explained. I could go on…
Non-spoiler examples: the fire was blue - why?! Most fires aren’t blue and we haven’t been introduced to a fantasy world so explain.
The white marble glowed warmly - that’s not a typical description of marble so maybe explain why?
I couldn’t tell you much about the main characters other than the specific things that happened to them in this book.
How did a whole group of people end up in New York City after grad school if they weren’t in contact? It just doesn’t make sense and it’s never explained. I could go on…