A review by catherine_reads_too_much
The Girl with the Fierce Eyes by Sophia Vahdati

Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

The concept intrigued me, however the world-building felt like I had been thrown into a world I didn’t understand the rules of, and that made it tough to stay engaged.

The characters also read very young. As someone pushing 30, I think my tolerance for teenage angst and naivety has dropped — the dialogue and reactions were realistic for 17-year-olds, so no shade to the author there — I just struggled to connect. I also found the multiple POVs made that tricky, as I was never quite settled long enough in anyone’s head to feel invested.

I soft DNF’d at 30%. It’s not bad — it just isn’t lighting any fires for me, I would love to see what the author does next and there’s definitely potential in the world and the concept that I may pick this up again another time.