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A review by youarethelibrarian
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
I struggled with this one. I loved the premise, but I had a really hard time with the descriptions - I wasn’t able to form a picture in my mind for many of the sea creatures, or for the structures that the Landers use.
On top of that, these characters were very hard to get to know, because Koral didn’t know her own motivations for much of the book. I felt like we could have gotten so much deeper with her, Dorian, and Crane, but we only scratched the surface of who they are, and we really don’t even know what they want. I basically skimmed through the last trial and the end of the book, which was pretty predictable.
Apparently there’s going to be a second book, and I think that one would be more interesting than this one, now that Koral knows how the world around her really works.
On top of that, these characters were very hard to get to know, because Koral didn’t know her own motivations for much of the book. I felt like we could have gotten so much deeper with her, Dorian, and Crane, but we only scratched the surface of who they are, and we really don’t even know what they want. I basically skimmed through the last trial and the end of the book, which was pretty predictable.
Apparently there’s going to be a second book, and I think that one would be more interesting than this one, now that Koral knows how the world around her really works.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Fire/Fire injury