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Day Boy by Trent Jamieson
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I almost didn't finish it, powered through, and frankly it wasn't worth it.
I think this book can mostly be summarized by lacking any coherent plot or world building. It consists of a lot of chapters that look like they're promising the start of the meat of the book, followed by the potential conflict being quashed or turned away from. Any time it seems like something is about to happen, the book tells us it isn't our concern and we're instead left with 300 pages of a kid doing chores and receiving corporal punishment.
There are a tons of cool places this could go- the world is fresh, there's live political conflict, and the Masters seem like fascist overlords who literally suck the blood from the humans they lord over. We're constantly told there's politicking, there's an entire world of monsters other than the vampires being hinted at, and yet none of it is shown to us. Or if it is, it's only for as little time as possible. It was pretty disappointing.
I think this book can mostly be summarized by lacking any coherent plot or world building. It consists of a lot of chapters that look like they're promising the start of the meat of the book, followed by the potential conflict being quashed or turned away from. Any time it seems like something is about to happen, the book tells us it isn't our concern and we're instead left with 300 pages of a kid doing chores and receiving corporal punishment.
There are a tons of cool places this could go- the world is fresh, there's live political conflict, and the Masters seem like fascist overlords who literally suck the blood from the humans they lord over. We're constantly told there's politicking, there's an entire world of monsters other than the vampires being hinted at, and yet none of it is shown to us. Or if it is, it's only for as little time as possible. It was pretty disappointing.