A review by talasterism
Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

adventurous hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

its hard to rate cause first half the book was soooook good for me, it really awakened the staying up late to finish just another chapter spirit, but it has such a weird show/tell mix of overexplaining everything being said and every emotion, and the stakes felt very eishy washy (like one thing that annoyed me was Jack stepping on a plate while Wil was in a cage and i was so sure its gonna be relevant / have bad consequences but instead it felt like it was gonna be a hook but the author forgot about it?) just a lot of things felt underdeveloped and i liked a couple of metaphos in the beginning but the writing somehow got worse and worse. still, i liked the rogue vibes and the magic of it all, just was a bit hard to take seriously
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