Scan barcode
A review by djjjjj
Mother of Death & Dawn by Carissa Broadbent
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
I loved the pacing in the first quarter of the book. It finally felt in line with what I was looking for in the first two. HOWEVER. Things took a turn for the worst for me after the half way point. The pacing felt incredibly slow at some points and really jumbled and rushed in others. Around the 60% mark it felt like I was reading 17 stories in one book! This last book could’ve been split into three and THAT could’ve been the trilogy.
I DID enjoy the morally grey-ness of the characters. I feel like most character development in books like this are on an upward trend but this book does a good job of showing us all the messiness of a person without any guarantee that you’re going to end up liking them in the end.
I hate to say it but at a certain point, I really just wanted it to be over.
Because of that, around the 75% mark I just stopped reading, took a break for over a week, and STILL didn’t want to come back to it. I skipped ahead to the last 2 chapters and honestly don’t feel like I missed a thing. The ending was incredibly beautiful and tender, though.
I honestly can’t say that I would recommend this series to anyone after “finishing” book 3. I think the slavery aspect is way too detailed to feel like a fantasy novel and this really made it a rough read. The pacing and density being off almost the entire time only adds to my reasoning.
3/5 stars
I DID enjoy the morally grey-ness of the characters. I feel like most character development in books like this are on an upward trend but this book does a good job of showing us all the messiness of a person without any guarantee that you’re going to end up liking them in the end.
I hate to say it but at a certain point, I really just wanted it to be over.
Because of that, around the 75% mark I just stopped reading, took a break for over a week, and STILL didn’t want to come back to it. I skipped ahead to the last 2 chapters and honestly don’t feel like I missed a thing. The ending was incredibly beautiful and tender, though.
I honestly can’t say that I would recommend this series to anyone after “finishing” book 3. I think the slavery aspect is way too detailed to feel like a fantasy novel and this really made it a rough read. The pacing and density being off almost the entire time only adds to my reasoning.
3/5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Torture