Review by angrydrgn - A Broken Blade

angrydrgn 's review for:

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really wanted to like this one but god it was a slog to get through. In the first 10 chapters I swear the author was just trying to put the word "wine" on the page as many times as she could.

I still don't understand what the difference between an elf and a fae is.

A lot of the prose was repetitive, the MC mentions her scars so many times I DID NOT CARE about the big reveal with them at the end.

I did like that Keera was flawed, but it really felt like every one that got brought up suddenly had a magical fix, especially

her alcoholism. You're gonna spend 3 chapters telling me how much of a drunk she is and then drop a magic elixir that basically cures her?

This book explored a lot of topics i was really interested in reading about like colonialism and trying to hold on to pieces of your heritage but at the end of it I just found myself not interested in the world or the characters. I'm sure other people liked this one but it wasn't for me.

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