A review by natcat
The Marten and the Scorpion by Robin Shortt

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book was… fine? I did actually like a lot about it, and I wish I liked it more, honestly, but it just didn’t really set the heather on fire for me. It’s in first person perspective, which isn’t my favourite unless it feels to me like the book is doing something interesting with it, and this book didn’t; the prose was decent but not amazing, I guess. I loved the setting and how vivid it felt, particularly the ‘street thieves eye view’ we got of Samarkand, and I loved all the wuxia elements, and I even quite liked the characters, but somehow it didn’t all come together to really pop for me.
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