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A review by hwesta
A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Not for me. A friend liked it so I stuck it out, but I was continually frustrated by both the writing and the characters.
The writing felt like it was constantly spelling out for me things I had already picked up on. Maybe some of this was the audiobook narrator?
Kira was frustrating. She didn't feel like she was 60 years old with 30 years experience in her role. (leader of the order! Which she hates. How did she get it then?). Given her desperation to overthrow the king, she hasn't put any thought to what it should be replaced with, or who she could work with to do this, or building any sort of network of allies. She has enough money to fund an underground railway, but doesn't get paid much and is not involved with the organization.
TheKillian reveal at the end is almost enough to make me want to read more, since he seems to have a plan and a team and generally be better suited to the task.
The writing felt like it was constantly spelling out for me things I had already picked up on. Maybe some of this was the audiobook narrator?
Kira was frustrating. She didn't feel like she was 60 years old with 30 years experience in her role. (leader of the order! Which she hates. How did she get it then?). Given her desperation to overthrow the king, she hasn't put any thought to what it should be replaced with, or who she could work with to do this, or building any sort of network of allies. She has enough money to fund an underground railway, but doesn't get paid much and is not involved with the organization.
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