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A review by marpar12
Matrix by Lauren Groff
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was such an odd ride.
I bought it at the recommendation of a book seller after I told them I loved Hild, so this is definitely in my general wheelhouse of living medieval stories, especially about women BUT it was a very different style.
I did not particularly enjoy this book, it was fine. I feel like it flirted from one thing to the next in an odd way, and the main character’s imperious nature never seemed to lessen.
The descriptions of her childhood were a great redemption, and some side characters— though widely unexplored in the narrative— were brief respites from the main story.
I bought it at the recommendation of a book seller after I told them I loved Hild, so this is definitely in my general wheelhouse of living medieval stories, especially about women BUT it was a very different style.
I did not particularly enjoy this book, it was fine. I feel like it flirted from one thing to the next in an odd way, and the main character’s imperious nature never seemed to lessen.
The descriptions of her childhood were a great redemption, and some side characters— though widely unexplored in the narrative— were brief respites from the main story.