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A review by library_rift
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thank you to Tor and Netgalley for an ARC copy of this title.
I've had this author on my to read list for a while and though I certainly enjoyed this book, I'm not sure I would have stuck with it if I'd picked it up later on my own.
This book is primarily dialogue and the main character is a chaotic gremlin (affectionate) who's speach pattern is to talk in spiraling circles. It can be a lot, and I struggled through the middle of the book as it continued and my patience for it was tested.
Despite that, the story is interesting, the world building and characterization well done, and overall a book I'd recommend to people who don't mind chaos and, I say this having not watched it, comedy similar to Our Flag Means Death.
I've had this author on my to read list for a while and though I certainly enjoyed this book, I'm not sure I would have stuck with it if I'd picked it up later on my own.
This book is primarily dialogue and the main character is a chaotic gremlin (affectionate) who's speach pattern is to talk in spiraling circles. It can be a lot, and I struggled through the middle of the book as it continued and my patience for it was tested.
Despite that, the story is interesting, the world building and characterization well done, and overall a book I'd recommend to people who don't mind chaos and, I say this having not watched it, comedy similar to Our Flag Means Death.