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madiy 's review for:
Immortal Dark
by Tigest Girma
3/5⭐️
“Loyalty is the first causality of change.”
“Some sliver of light must exist for girls who were punished just for existing.”
“You shouldn’t fear the madness you keep company during the night, but the chaos of the day.”
“The world loves to punish girls that dream in the dark. I plan to worship them.”
I don’t think I did this book justice by listening to the audiobook bc I was entirely unaware of how complex and insane this was.
For context- I write reading recaps in a journal and the paragraph I have for my summary rivals the length of my kingdom of ash or mistborn recap- this hoe had so much plot packed in TIGHT.
Along that, I think that’s my main problem with this book and why even with a physical reread I don’t think it’ll be many more stars. It was so insanely complex and while at the end it made for a truly enrapturing story and reading experience, along the way I felt so lost and overwhelmed. The characters intentions were insane enough to follow and try to unravel, but the world building unraveling the way it did, with the magic system, along side the insanely intricate history that played into all the plot lines, it got to be a bit much one too many times.
I did really live the atmosphere this book created though. It was spooky, academic, mysterious, and the way African culture tied in was a fresh take I don’t see often in fantasy. I can’t speak on how authentic it is to real traditional African culture or history, or if the authors intent was to be close to accurate, but from my limited knowledge. I liked it.
Unfortunately Kidan suffers from stupid FMC-itis a few times here and it irks my soul deeply. She falls into the category of FMC that no matter how many times the MMC proves he is being genuine and cares for her in some capacity, she thinks his kindness is manipulative. While yes that is Borge case at the beginning, once the tides turn, it felt repetitive and reductive of the growth in their relationship for her to be constantly combative with him while also falling into the insta lust trap.
“Loyalty is the first causality of change.”
“Some sliver of light must exist for girls who were punished just for existing.”
“You shouldn’t fear the madness you keep company during the night, but the chaos of the day.”
“The world loves to punish girls that dream in the dark. I plan to worship them.”
I don’t think I did this book justice by listening to the audiobook bc I was entirely unaware of how complex and insane this was.
For context- I write reading recaps in a journal and the paragraph I have for my summary rivals the length of my kingdom of ash or mistborn recap- this hoe had so much plot packed in TIGHT.
Along that, I think that’s my main problem with this book and why even with a physical reread I don’t think it’ll be many more stars. It was so insanely complex and while at the end it made for a truly enrapturing story and reading experience, along the way I felt so lost and overwhelmed. The characters intentions were insane enough to follow and try to unravel, but the world building unraveling the way it did, with the magic system, along side the insanely intricate history that played into all the plot lines, it got to be a bit much one too many times.
I did really live the atmosphere this book created though. It was spooky, academic, mysterious, and the way African culture tied in was a fresh take I don’t see often in fantasy. I can’t speak on how authentic it is to real traditional African culture or history, or if the authors intent was to be close to accurate, but from my limited knowledge. I liked it.
Unfortunately Kidan suffers from stupid FMC-itis a few times here and it irks my soul deeply. She falls into the category of FMC that no matter how many times the MMC proves he is being genuine and cares for her in some capacity, she thinks his kindness is manipulative. While yes that is Borge case at the beginning, once the tides turn, it felt repetitive and reductive of the growth in their relationship for her to be constantly combative with him while also falling into the insta lust trap.