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me2023 's review for:
The Invocations
by Krystal Sutherland
This started off as an excellent listen for me - I loved Kit Griffith's narration and found myself quickly immersed in this world of curses and demons. I preferred Emer and Zara's characters, not really liking Jude much. I found her quite annoying, trying too hard to be edgy and rebellious. I appreciated the lgbt+ rep, but I just wished I liked the character.
It's clear that there are a lot of feminist themes going on, perhaps too many, as they seemed to cloud one another. I feel that sticking to just one or two would have been clearer and more linear.
I liked the ending, but by that point, I'd lost some of the enthusiasm I had at the beginning. It's a decent read, but I think my dislike of one of the main characters impacted my overall enjoyment. I also feel that for the length of the audiobook (almost 14 hours) not much actually happens for the middle part. This contributed to my loss of interest by the end.
Overall, I'd rate this 3 stars. I loved the witchy vibes, but the characters and plot didn't work for me.
It's clear that there are a lot of feminist themes going on, perhaps too many, as they seemed to cloud one another. I feel that sticking to just one or two would have been clearer and more linear.
I liked the ending, but by that point, I'd lost some of the enthusiasm I had at the beginning. It's a decent read, but I think my dislike of one of the main characters impacted my overall enjoyment. I also feel that for the length of the audiobook (almost 14 hours) not much actually happens for the middle part. This contributed to my loss of interest by the end.
Overall, I'd rate this 3 stars. I loved the witchy vibes, but the characters and plot didn't work for me.