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A review by lizshayne
Soulstar by C.L. Polk
adventurous
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
There was more Miles in this book! Which is not the only measure of how much I enjoy these books, but it is part of it.
This one took a while to build, in part because Robin as a character feels less like a person having emotional experiences and more like an extremely overworked stand-in who just needs to finish. this. one. thing. ad infinitum. I may be projecting.
And I am always...torn when it comes to fantasy revolutions. They either feel unrealistic or like they only worked because magic. And that's maybe just the nature of narrativizing the work of change, but also I could use a few ghosts to haunt some vile world leaders, if Polk is offering.
This one took a while to build, in part because Robin as a character feels less like a person having emotional experiences and more like an extremely overworked stand-in who just needs to finish. this. one. thing. ad infinitum. I may be projecting.
And I am always...torn when it comes to fantasy revolutions. They either feel unrealistic or like they only worked because magic. And that's maybe just the nature of narrativizing the work of change, but also I could use a few ghosts to haunt some vile world leaders, if Polk is offering.