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The Alchemists of Loom
by Elise Kova
FULL ORIGINAL REVIEW @ HERE!♥
**I’d like to thank the publisher on Netgalley for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review**
On this new world crafted by the creator of the Air Awakens series, aka Elise Kova, we get to meet and follow a new and different story full of blood, many settings and interesting characters. We get to meet Arianna, Florence, Cvareh and many other characters that give the story good (but not surprising) twists, but sadly, they weren’t enough to win my attention or excitement. The first time I heard about this book I actually thought I would enjoy it because it sounded dark, different and powerful, but I was like a 76% wrong. Yes, it was dark and different, but it wasn’t powerful enough to keep my attention on it, that’s why it took me almost three months to finish it! No, I’m not joking, it did take me three months to finish this and in the end, I thought things would get better and far more interesting, but take a guess…they didn’t (at least, not enough).
Once again, Elise Kova’s writing was great, but the pace was not. I felt like things on this book took forever to happen but oh well, that happens. The setting was big and diverse, but I didn’t found anything memorable about it—except for the underground tunnels, I loved them and what hides in them.
Throughout our main character’s journey to the Alchemists Guild, we get to meet some very important characters that either want to help them, or kill them. We get to meet Leona, the dragon King, Petra, Camile, Andre, Helen, Will, Sybil, Sophie and others, who make this story interesting on their own way, and bloody. I personally enjoyed Cvareh and Flor’s characters and the way they managed to bring different sides of Arianna into the light. But besides them, I found the rest of the cast "okay". Didn't fully hate them. Didn't fully love/enjoyed them.
In the end, “The Alchemists of Loom” wasn’t as great as I hoped it would be and it made me dread my way through it. I found that the pace of the story didn’t help at all, and even though the characters were "okay", the story was boring and forgettable and this book just…didn’t work as well as I wanted it to with me.
But still, just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean you won't either so don't be afraid to give it a try!
**I’d like to thank the publisher on Netgalley for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review**
On this new world crafted by the creator of the Air Awakens series, aka Elise Kova, we get to meet and follow a new and different story full of blood, many settings and interesting characters. We get to meet Arianna, Florence, Cvareh and many other characters that give the story good (but not surprising) twists, but sadly, they weren’t enough to win my attention or excitement. The first time I heard about this book I actually thought I would enjoy it because it sounded dark, different and powerful, but I was like a 76% wrong. Yes, it was dark and different, but it wasn’t powerful enough to keep my attention on it, that’s why it took me almost three months to finish it! No, I’m not joking, it did take me three months to finish this and in the end, I thought things would get better and far more interesting, but take a guess…they didn’t (at least, not enough).
Once again, Elise Kova’s writing was great, but the pace was not. I felt like things on this book took forever to happen but oh well, that happens. The setting was big and diverse, but I didn’t found anything memorable about it—except for the underground tunnels, I loved them and what hides in them.
Throughout our main character’s journey to the Alchemists Guild, we get to meet some very important characters that either want to help them, or kill them. We get to meet Leona, the dragon King, Petra, Camile, Andre, Helen, Will, Sybil, Sophie and others, who make this story interesting on their own way, and bloody. I personally enjoyed Cvareh and Flor’s characters and the way they managed to bring different sides of Arianna into the light. But besides them, I found the rest of the cast "okay". Didn't fully hate them. Didn't fully love/enjoyed them.
In the end, “The Alchemists of Loom” wasn’t as great as I hoped it would be and it made me dread my way through it. I found that the pace of the story didn’t help at all, and even though the characters were "okay", the story was boring and forgettable and this book just…didn’t work as well as I wanted it to with me.
But still, just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean you won't either so don't be afraid to give it a try!