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A review by opalmars
The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don’t know what to say about this book. I simply don’t have many thoughts about it. I don’t think this was a bad book, but I also never felt too invested in… well…. anything, really. 😕
Andrew and Jamie were still lovely and fun, and I enjoyed seeing the continuation of their relationship. I could understand the whole conflict with Jamie not really trusting anyone and trying to go after Fort Caroline before they could hurt him and his loved ones; and Andrew thinking Jamie was too blinded by revenge. Their main conflict made sense. However, I don’t think that was enough to carry this whole book, and, other than their relationship issues, the only plot is them travelling with a group of people, meeting new people, etc…
It wasn’t boring, but it also wasn’t that engaging. We met A LOT of new characters, and they were fine, but I never fully cared about them, for some reason. The emotional beats whenever they said goodbye to their friends were very well written (I almost teared up at points!), but because I didn’t really care about the new characters, I didn’t really feel much in those scenes.
Everything about this book was *fine*. Just fine. The new characters were enjoyable enough, them simply travelling was alright, Jamie and Andrew’s relationship drama was understandable. But, for me, this book never went above “fine”. 😕
Andrew and Jamie were still lovely and fun, and I enjoyed seeing the continuation of their relationship. I could understand the whole conflict with Jamie not really trusting anyone and trying to go after Fort Caroline before they could hurt him and his loved ones; and Andrew thinking Jamie was too blinded by revenge. Their main conflict made sense. However, I don’t think that was enough to carry this whole book, and, other than their relationship issues, the only plot is them travelling with a group of people, meeting new people, etc…
It wasn’t boring, but it also wasn’t that engaging. We met A LOT of new characters, and they were fine, but I never fully cared about them, for some reason. The emotional beats whenever they said goodbye to their friends were very well written (I almost teared up at points!), but because I didn’t really care about the new characters, I didn’t really feel much in those scenes.
Everything about this book was *fine*. Just fine. The new characters were enjoyable enough, them simply travelling was alright, Jamie and Andrew’s relationship drama was understandable. But, for me, this book never went above “fine”. 😕