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Gods of the Wyrdwood
by R.J. Barker
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"You do not understand that you have been manoeuvered, forced and engineered to exactly this point. Of course you do not understand, because you are a child and you think as a child. You stare into eyes that beg you not to do what you are about to do. I beg you, not to do what you are about to do." ... "Do you remember now, Cahan, how I whispered into your ear? Begged you not to?" ... "You did not listen. You became the fire then. You are the fire, Cahan. You always were."
⭐⭐⭐/5
Upon finishing this book, I feel like I didn't understand as much of it as I thought I did.
I spent most of this book being a little bored. Not obscenely, just a little. Pair that with a lack of sleep (daylight saving's a bitch) and I was falling asleep every time I sat down to read this book. Maybe that means I wasn't reading as carefully as I should, because now I feel like I have no idea what just happened.
I still do not fully understand the Rais. Or the cowls, really. Or the boughry. I don't understand the cult that Cahan was raised in (although I am interested). I don't understand that epilogue. Maybe this is just me admitting that I totally failed this book. Maybe the next one will be easier for me. I really hope the next one will be easier for me.
I liked the cowls and their give-and-take possession system! It kind of sucked that the protagonists spent so long trying to avoid them, because they are very interesting. I liked some of the themes, although it did cause me to lose touch with some of the cast (fuck this town! they are the worst!). I like the weird political system we got going on. So, there are things to like.
Something about the plot progression felt kind of off to me. Even the scenes with a lot of action and discovery (excluding the last 100 pages) felt underwhelming to me, so I read a lot of this book wondering when the fun was going to pick up. This was probably partially cost by the fact that I didn't care much for the main characters. Nothing against them, they were just kind of okay.
That said, the ending gives me a lot of hope for the next one. If I lock in, I bet I can have a better time with it!
⭐⭐⭐/5
Upon finishing this book, I feel like I didn't understand as much of it as I thought I did.
I spent most of this book being a little bored. Not obscenely, just a little. Pair that with a lack of sleep (daylight saving's a bitch) and I was falling asleep every time I sat down to read this book. Maybe that means I wasn't reading as carefully as I should, because now I feel like I have no idea what just happened.
I still do not fully understand the Rais. Or the cowls, really. Or the boughry. I don't understand the cult that Cahan was raised in (although I am interested). I don't understand that epilogue. Maybe this is just me admitting that I totally failed this book. Maybe the next one will be easier for me. I really hope the next one will be easier for me.
I liked the cowls and their give-and-take possession system! It kind of sucked that the protagonists spent so long trying to avoid them, because they are very interesting. I liked some of the themes, although it did cause me to lose touch with some of the cast (fuck this town! they are the worst!). I like the weird political system we got going on. So, there are things to like.
Something about the plot progression felt kind of off to me. Even the scenes with a lot of action and discovery (excluding the last 100 pages) felt underwhelming to me, so I read a lot of this book wondering when the fun was going to pick up. This was probably partially cost by the fact that I didn't care much for the main characters. Nothing against them, they were just kind of okay.
That said, the ending gives me a lot of hope for the next one. If I lock in, I bet I can have a better time with it!