A review by radiergummi15
Master of One by Danielle Bennett, Jaida Jones

3.0

I'm one of those people wo constantly considered dnf'ing this book in the first 100 pages. The pacing just felt weird to me and I think it wasn't the best decision to have them be filled with so much internal monologue from a character who I personally didn't care about at this point in the story.
After the first 100 pages though, the story got a lot more interesting for me. I really liked the worldbuilding and the task the main group had to fulfill. I also enjoyed the dynamic between Rags and

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Shining Talon

and the romance plotline was exactly what I needed at the time - a sweet slowburn with just the right amount of angst. However, I still found it very hard to enjoy the other perspectives, namely because a lot of the supporting cast felt pretty flat to me and they didn't have the chance to have any interesting interactions with one another. That being said, I still think a lot of the supporting cast have potential and I especially liked the perspective of

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Somhairle

. I do want to address that the pacing in this story generally felt a bit weird, especially because a lot of the chapters were so short and, as other reviewers have already pointed out, the story does leave a lot of open questions at the end. This is not a big problem for me however, since it kind of added to the atmosphere of the book and prevented the ending from feeling rushed.
So in general, I do think this book has its weaknesses and no matter what you are into, you will probably dislike at least some parts of the story. I still recommend it though if the premise sounds interesting to you and I'd definitely be down for a sequel.