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betherly 's review for:
The Wind Weaver
by Julie Johnson
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall I really enjoyed this book. The beginning got me hooked right away and I was super intrigued by Rhya and her powers that she wasn’t even aware of or able to control or understand.
About halfway through the book the pacing went super slow and although I enjoy world building and have to say I LOVE the side characters and found family aspect of this book, I did wonder where the story was going. That was a theme through a lot of the book where I was enjoying the characters and their conversations but also at the same time had no sense of where the story was actually going to… like what are we doing here because Rhya isn’t being encouraged to develop her powers beyond controlling them and pushing them down and the war aspect seemed to have gone very silent. The main focus seemed to be somewhat petty royal court politics.
Towards the end of the book the pacing suddenly increased right back up again and added back in some other main players in the wider plot and helped me get a better sense of where the story is being taken and the longer term direction which helped me get right back into it and invest emotionally into the characters.
Excited for the next one!
About halfway through the book the pacing went super slow and although I enjoy world building and have to say I LOVE the side characters and found family aspect of this book, I did wonder where the story was going. That was a theme through a lot of the book where I was enjoying the characters and their conversations but also at the same time had no sense of where the story was actually going to… like what are we doing here because Rhya isn’t being encouraged to develop her powers beyond controlling them and pushing them down and the war aspect seemed to have gone very silent. The main focus seemed to be somewhat petty royal court politics.
Towards the end of the book the pacing suddenly increased right back up again and added back in some other main players in the wider plot and helped me get a better sense of where the story is being taken and the longer term direction which helped me get right back into it and invest emotionally into the characters.
Excited for the next one!