A review by mangoshango
Charis: Journey to Pandora's Jar by Nicole Y. Walters

3.0

The author asked me to review this book. While I will readily pick up the next installment in the series, I did not enjoy Charis: Journey to Parndora's Jar nearly as much as I had hoped. My main problem with the story: it was too compressed. While the book had really interesting concepts, none of it was fleshed out to its fullest potential. The book struggled to find the balance between establishing the reinvented mythology and weaving together the different plot lines. The five day limit placed on the story inhibited its full potential. There was not enough time to get invested in the characters. There was not enough time to interweave subplots into the main one. There was not enough time to develop the story. However, the great news is that there will be a next installment. The amazing way the book reinvented the mythology alone gave this book its 3 stars- that was really good. I think that the next book will give the fantastic ideas in this first there due and the extra pages they needed to flourish.