A review by hailstorm3812
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I felt kind of meh about this. I like the world building a lot, especially the song magic. I also really like Lan and most of the side characters. but where it lost me is the romance. I don't know why she likes Zen, and we spend so much time on this.
He abandoned a girl begging him to save her from being assaulted and only shows up again after she kills the guy herself. It's the opposite of a save the cat moment and he never recovers from it in my eyes. You can't go brooding demon boy and not give us a reason to like him.
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