blondelolly 's review for:

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman takes you on a true adventure—one where your feelings about the characters constantly shift. You find yourself going from disliking someone to rooting for them, and sometimes the reverse. But what’s striking is that you never truly hate any of the POV characters. Each one has depth, a backstory that explains who they are, and a purpose they fully believe in—even if you, deep down, know it’s flawed.

I read this with a big break in the middle, but once I picked it back up, I flew through the last 250 pages in just two days. I smiled, cried, and even got frustrated—but all in the best way.

Now I’m left with a tough decision: do I break my book-buying ban to grab the sequel, or finally tackle something from my towering TBR?