archercm 's review for:

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

4.25

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was an enjoyable read! Very easy to digest as you go and an interesting world that was built. I understand it was based on Beauty and the Beast with an asian mythology twist, though I wish there was much more mythology involved. 

I will say despite being an easy and fun read it didn't pull to me emotionally like Lim's other books. I appreciated it being a standalone and felt the characters were interesting, but I never felt that pull in with them. I also felt that

Elang's character lost me ever since I understood he was around our FMC in different forms (and in the form of a friend) and was essentially using her to fulfill his desires. After he revealed this I wasn't able to view their love for each other the same. It felt like he had been orchestrating the plot since the beginning for his desires and I wasn't rocking with it.

 

Beautiful writing and a quick fantasy read to enjoy!