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A review by stephxsu
Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead
Did not finish book.
This was an odd disappointment. I've always rather admired Richelle Mead's world-building in genres that sometimes seem to inexplicably put world-building second to romance, when in fact it is those very genres (paranormal/urban fantasy) that require some of the most thorough world-building. But GAMEBOARD OF THE GODS simply failed in that regard for me. It's not that there is no lack of trying; it's that, somehow, the various elements of this world--religious, technological, socioeconomic, racial--never congealed in that deceptively effortless way that I require for an immersive read.
To make matters worse, I totally couldn't feel the romance. A couple that gives me no motivation to read on to see how their relationship develops.
Oh, I'll still give any of Richelle Mead's future books a try. But this one did not work for me, because of the awkward way in which it tried to make a bunch of parts into a cohesive whole.
To make matters worse, I totally couldn't feel the romance. A couple that
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has sex within 30 minutes of their first meetingOh, I'll still give any of Richelle Mead's future books a try. But this one did not work for me, because of the awkward way in which it tried to make a bunch of parts into a cohesive whole.