A review by ericasbookshelves
Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

 this duology should have worked for me but it just didnt. The Premise of the books were good, I found the first book to be a fast read but didn’t think much happened. Somehow I felt like  less happened in this book, even though I know that’s not true. it’s a whole lot of tell not show and it’s full of repeating thoughts and feelings from the characters. The characters felt two dimensional and everyone’s motives were all over the place a lot of the time, side characters felt like NPC’s from a video game. There were parts of the plot that I think were good in theory but felt overly confusing because they weren’t explained well. Overall, I wasn’t a fan of this duology but I’m going to try other books from this author in hopes to find one that works for me