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A review by meg_sc
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I feel like I was scammed a bit by this book being presented as fantasy. There's a blink-and-you'll miss it magic system which is used very briefly, and that's about it.
I so wanted to like this, since I think that Zen Cho's Black Water Sister is fantastic, but it was so slow to get going and I felt like I had no real semblance of the plot until quite late in the novella. It definitely picked up later on, but it was a struggle for me to get to that point. I also felt that there were two many side characters for such a short story. Part of me wonders if I would have liked it better in written format rather than as a slightly stilted audiobook.
I'll definitely be reading more of Zen Cho's work, but I was super disappointed with this one.
I so wanted to like this, since I think that Zen Cho's Black Water Sister is fantastic, but it was so slow to get going and I felt like I had no real semblance of the plot until quite late in the novella. It definitely picked up later on, but it was a struggle for me to get to that point. I also felt that there were two many side characters for such a short story. Part of me wonders if I would have liked it better in written format rather than as a slightly stilted audiobook.
I'll definitely be reading more of Zen Cho's work, but I was super disappointed with this one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deadnaming