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A review by iffer
The Paths We Lay by Auryn Hadley
3.0
This book lacks momentum. While most of us can relate to having anxious thoughts, and the portrayal of healthy communication in relationships is generally a good thing, there is a lot of writing, sometimes redundant, about what people are thinking and feeling. So the book moves in fits and stops, with the author's descriptions of characters overthinking things interspersed with explicit scenes.
Nari realizing that her "path" is evangelizing feels slightly icky to me. If this were Christian fiction with that same message...That said, one of the more interesting things about the series is the fictional religion of the god of temptation as being important as a release valve for a society's darker urges.
There are some moments that I enjoyed, like Nari's deepening relationship with her father figure, and Nari finally making a woman friend. I still dislike the lack of nuanced women, and friendships between women. I also can't help but feel like the author is trying very hard to come up with plot reasons to avoid FF content.
Nari realizing that her "path" is evangelizing feels slightly icky to me. If this were Christian fiction with that same message...That said, one of the more interesting things about the series is the fictional religion of the god of temptation as being important as a release valve for a society's darker urges.
There are some moments that I enjoyed, like Nari's deepening relationship with her father figure, and Nari finally making a woman friend. I still dislike the lack of nuanced women, and friendships between women. I also can't help but feel like the author is trying very hard to come up with plot reasons to avoid FF content.