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A review by bernatgp
Stormsong by C.L. Polk
4.0
3.5 stars. I wanted to like it as much as witchmark, but some characters fall flat and some scenes are a bit incongruent. Overall very enjoyable and good plot, plus an exploration of what it means for a powerful person to really side with the oppressed. I'm looking forward to the third book so I hope this review doesn't detract people from reading the series!
My complaints are:
- the queen and the father are almost caricatures that don't learn or evolve at all. Severin as well seems to only care about the throne but it's not super clear why.
- the scene where Avia is arrested makes no sense. Grace had thousands of opportunities to betray her by action or inaction, saves her life, puts her in a safe house, and really that's the first thing that came to Avia's mind? For me that was very incongruent with the characters and the plot up to that point, so much so that it took me a bit out of the story.
My complaints are:
- the queen and the father are almost caricatures that don't learn or evolve at all. Severin as well seems to only care about the throne but it's not super clear why.
- the scene where Avia is arrested makes no sense. Grace had thousands of opportunities to betray her by action or inaction, saves her life, puts her in a safe house, and really that's the first thing that came to Avia's mind? For me that was very incongruent with the characters and the plot up to that point, so much so that it took me a bit out of the story.