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A review by fairyelle
The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The ending was a HUGE twist, like I figured out the one part and was focusing on trying to figure how it all fit together I completely did not see the other big reveal coming. The ending was incredible and the problems it complicates for the next books is exactly what I needed.
The character development and emotional.
The character development and emotional connection was lacking for me for a majority of the book though, I wanted to feel more for the characters than I did but towards the end I felt like it was starting to deepen so I have hope for that to become a lot stronger in the next books (I really hope that's the case because characters mean a lot to me).
Which is why I’m giving the book four stars. I am hoping based on that great ending, the second book and onward will be incredible—kinda like acotar—it was good but the acomaf and acowar were truly what made the series incredible (maybe sorta acosf though the story could’ve been paced better).
So I’m really hoping to care more for the characters and also for their journeys. It’s third person limited solely focused on Casia but I would’ve like more if it switched the “perspective” to Elander too. I think it’s hard to be with only one perspective when it’s in third person limited
The ending blew me away though so it’s making up for my complaints
The character development and emotional connection was lacking for me for a majority of the book though, I wanted to feel more for the characters than I did but towards the end I felt like it was starting to deepen so I have hope for that to become a lot stronger in the next books (I really hope that's the case because characters mean a lot to me).
Which is why I’m giving the book four stars. I am hoping based on that great ending, the second book and onward will be incredible—kinda like acotar—it was good but the acomaf and acowar were truly what made the series incredible (maybe sorta acosf though the story could’ve been paced better).
So I’m really hoping to care more for the characters and also for their journeys. It’s third person limited solely focused on Casia but I would’ve like more if it switched the “perspective” to Elander too. I think it’s hard to be with only one perspective when it’s in third person limited
The ending blew me away though so it’s making up for my complaints
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, and Death