A review by fantasyfunk
The Serpent by Claire North

3.0

I could have really loved this novella. The prose is great and the plot is fun, but I think it was just hurt by its novella length. It seemed like so much was being set up and hinted at but we never get a chance to really dig into the politics, the intricacies, or see much of the action. We're just told everything that happens.

I think I could have gotten past that part but the characters fell so short for me. I just never ended up really caring about any of them. A few had moments where I was really intrigued about ulterior motives or backstory but those moments are never followed up on.

Fantastic writing but I just never really felt that committed to it.