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A review by morgan_is_reading
A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I tried this book as a physical copy and ended up DNFing it. While I got a lot further in the audiobook compared to the physical book because the narrator really helped with the phrasing and bridging some some of the gaps stylistically in the writing, I still had a hard time with the story overall and made it about 65% of the way through this time.
The concept of the book, including the trial, the setting of an ancient Greek type world and mythology, and even the relationships with the side characters were all interesting, but there was a lot of "telling" rather than actual building of the relationships, so the reader knew these dynamics were happening, but didn't experience them much.
The romance was fine, but doesn't feel believable even at the point of the book I'm at. They're just lusty for each other for no apparent reason, and even though there's been ample opportunity for readers to experience conversations between the two main characters to get a sense of their connection, we've hardly experienced any. Instead we're told they've talked and then kissed a lot.
I'm DNFing because I'm just not invested enough to continue, I don't find myself caring about the relationship between the two MCs, and even though the lore of the world is interesting enough, it's not compelling enough on its own to hold my interest.
The concept of the book, including the trial, the setting of an ancient Greek type world and mythology, and even the relationships with the side characters were all interesting, but there was a lot of "telling" rather than actual building of the relationships, so the reader knew these dynamics were happening, but didn't experience them much.
The romance was fine, but doesn't feel believable even at the point of the book I'm at. They're just lusty for each other for no apparent reason, and even though there's been ample opportunity for readers to experience conversations between the two main characters to get a sense of their connection, we've hardly experienced any. Instead we're told they've talked and then kissed a lot.
I'm DNFing because I'm just not invested enough to continue, I don't find myself caring about the relationship between the two MCs, and even though the lore of the world is interesting enough, it's not compelling enough on its own to hold my interest.