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A review by lizshayne
Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
And the moral of this story is "don't take book recommendations from TikTok".
It was fine; I'll read anything that calls itself a beauty and the beast retelling and, this time, I got burned for it.
Mostly I just get annoyed at main characters who read to me like someone painted a bunch of conflicting emotions onto a cardboard cutout. Jak, in particular, felt like he was programmed to react in certain ways at certain times due to the exigencies of the plot without really accounting for what kind of person he would need to be or life he would need to have lived in order to do the things he does. And romances need a compelling lead.
At least it was short ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It was fine; I'll read anything that calls itself a beauty and the beast retelling and, this time, I got burned for it.
Mostly I just get annoyed at main characters who read to me like someone painted a bunch of conflicting emotions onto a cardboard cutout. Jak, in particular, felt like he was programmed to react in certain ways at certain times due to the exigencies of the plot without really accounting for what kind of person he would need to be or life he would need to have lived in order to do the things he does. And romances need a compelling lead.
At least it was short ¯\_(ツ)_/¯