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A review by luweebayy
The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This is the second book I’ve read so far where there’s a big build up and then the ending happens in a couple of pages.
I read the ending in bed and I feel like if I’d have been sleepily reading it, I’d have missed what actually happened, it happened that quickly.
However, the remainder of the book is absolutely brilliant. The plot line, the characters, the setting. I loved it! Tbh, I kept waiting for the myth to be proved wrong, like would normally happen, some big twist. But that doesn’t happen, which kept me on my toes, even though it probably was the authors intention, just my expectation.
It is obviously set in an alternate universe where place names are slightly different (Chine, Amrica, Europa) which annoyed me slightly but it’s a kids books, so would make it easier to follow than the standard made up fantasy names you find.
I read the ending in bed and I feel like if I’d have been sleepily reading it, I’d have missed what actually happened, it happened that quickly.
However, the remainder of the book is absolutely brilliant. The plot line, the characters, the setting. I loved it! Tbh, I kept waiting for the myth to be proved wrong, like would normally happen, some big twist. But that doesn’t happen, which kept me on my toes, even though it probably was the authors intention, just my expectation.
It is obviously set in an alternate universe where place names are slightly different (Chine, Amrica, Europa) which annoyed me slightly but it’s a kids books, so would make it easier to follow than the standard made up fantasy names you find.