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A review by lebishop13
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Honestly, my overarching reaction throughout this book was, "how is it not over yet?!" This either needed to be split into two books or needed an editor to chop a good chunk of this out.
There were so many storylines and so many characters and so many mini plots that I was confused and underwhelmed by the end. I couldn't really bring myself to care much about what happened. I wish Altair had more page time, and I wish Zafira and the Lion's relationship had more page time.
All in all, this book desperately needed to decide what I wanted to be, because in the end, it was too many things and nothing all at once. Which is a bummer, because the premise and the world had so much potential and really captured my initial interest.
There were so many storylines and so many characters and so many mini plots that I was confused and underwhelmed by the end. I couldn't really bring myself to care much about what happened. I wish Altair had more page time, and I wish Zafira and the Lion's relationship had more page time.
All in all, this book desperately needed to decide what I wanted to be, because in the end, it was too many things and nothing all at once. Which is a bummer, because the premise and the world had so much potential and really captured my initial interest.