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A review by path_through_pages
The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Super disappointed that this book ended up as 3 stars.
It's a retelling of the Water Margin, a classical Chinese story that I know nothing about.
I truly enjoyed the first half, the characters were engaging and dynamic, having the main female leads vary in age from late 20s to late 40s was extremely refreshing, the dialogue was great, the world building and magic system introductions honestly pretty perfect. I was so pleasantly surprised!
And then the middle of the book just draaaaaaaggged... so many characters that were barely formed were introduced, content became repetitive, and when the action finally picked back up... I didn't even really care which I'm really bummed out about.
I recieved a special edition copy for free and the only thing making me hang onto it right now is the fact that it's beautiful haha
It's a retelling of the Water Margin, a classical Chinese story that I know nothing about.
I truly enjoyed the first half, the characters were engaging and dynamic, having the main female leads vary in age from late 20s to late 40s was extremely refreshing, the dialogue was great, the world building and magic system introductions honestly pretty perfect. I was so pleasantly surprised!
And then the middle of the book just draaaaaaaggged... so many characters that were barely formed were introduced, content became repetitive, and when the action finally picked back up... I didn't even really care which I'm really bummed out about.
I recieved a special edition copy for free and the only thing making me hang onto it right now is the fact that it's beautiful haha