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A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
2.0
The cover got me. It really did. And two stars is a perhaps a slightly unfair rating. The idea is good. I like the world; it's an interesting what if. The problem is that the relationships between the characters is so, so flat. There is suppose to be a romance, and I just don't buy that the two characters are even in lust.
And I'm sorry, while Coby is an interesting character, she is also a very contrived character. She's seventeen so we won't feel icky, but she hasn't had her monthly yet?
Yet, Lyle really does bring the players to life and Tudor England, Tudor London is very real in this book. World building is great, but some of the characters don't work on various levels. And honestly, if the romance isn't believable don't even put it in.
Still, I'll give the second vol a chance when it comes out.
And I'm sorry, while Coby is an interesting character, she is also a very contrived character. She's seventeen so we won't feel icky, but she hasn't had her monthly yet?
Yet, Lyle really does bring the players to life and Tudor England, Tudor London is very real in this book. World building is great, but some of the characters don't work on various levels. And honestly, if the romance isn't believable don't even put it in.
Still, I'll give the second vol a chance when it comes out.