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A review by rg9400
Daughter of the Beast by E.C. Greaves
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Read for SPFBO 9. It's an interesting premise about a personal story, with a lot of the politics, prophecies, and magic happening in the background, instead focusing on the coming of age and identity struggles. I do wish it went further and deeper with its exploration of identity with its setup. The main character too easily resolves some of the nuanced conflicts internally. The prose was an area I struggled with in this one. The author does have a voice, but it often sounds a bit awkward structurally (at the sentence level).
My main issue with the book though was the ending. I was excited to learn the secrets that our protagonist had been chasing or struggling to comprehend. In that regard, it reminded me of The Wickwire Watch. But whereas I thought that book was able to deliver on that frustrating teasing, I didn't get that sense here. The ending doesn't answer anything really, and instead, it's very rushed and glosses over major events and changes very quickly. It felt very strange compared to the pacing of the rest of the book.
My main issue with the book though was the ending. I was excited to learn the secrets that our protagonist had been chasing or struggling to comprehend. In that regard, it reminded me of The Wickwire Watch. But whereas I thought that book was able to deliver on that frustrating teasing, I didn't get that sense here. The ending doesn't answer anything really, and instead, it's very rushed and glosses over major events and changes very quickly. It felt very strange compared to the pacing of the rest of the book.