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A review by sydney_arcuri
Set Fire to the Gods by Kristen Simmons, Sara Raasch
3.0
3.5/5 stars.
I have mixed feelings about this one. The first half of the book was very well written and the world building was amazing. The characters felt real, and so did their feelings. The pacing during the first half of the book felt a little rushed to me but this book is filled with action, so I could deal with it. However, half way through it felt very little was going on, and if there was it moved very slowly. I felt like I lost that connection with the characters. Ash and Madoc just didn't speak to me as much later on in the book. I guess this is partly due to the fact that this book is co-written, which isn't a bad thing, it just sometimes causes different versions of the characters.
The only other issue type thing I had with this book was the romance element. To me it seemed like it was instantaneous. The build up was not as predominate as I thought it would be, figuring the main plot point involves gladiator fighting. However, if the romance aspect isn't a factor for you, then I would still recommend this.
I have mixed feelings about this one. The first half of the book was very well written and the world building was amazing. The characters felt real, and so did their feelings. The pacing during the first half of the book felt a little rushed to me but this book is filled with action, so I could deal with it. However, half way through it felt very little was going on, and if there was it moved very slowly. I felt like I lost that connection with the characters. Ash and Madoc just didn't speak to me as much later on in the book. I guess this is partly due to the fact that this book is co-written, which isn't a bad thing, it just sometimes causes different versions of the characters.
The only other issue type thing I had with this book was the romance element. To me it seemed like it was instantaneous. The build up was not as predominate as I thought it would be, figuring the main plot point involves gladiator fighting. However, if the romance aspect isn't a factor for you, then I would still recommend this.