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Daughter of the Burning City
by Amanda Foody
See more of my reviews on my blog the Book Deviant
If you take this book as a murder mystery alone, you'll be disappointed. If you take it as a romance or a fantasy alone, you'll also be disappointed. The key, though, is to take them all at the same time, knowing that while it is a murder mystery, and a fantasy, AND a romance, that it is also a fantasy murder mystery with some romance thrown in. Because, that is what it is.
I do have to admit that I only took it as a murder mystery at the very beginning, and I was a little disappointed at that. It was interesting, because I wanted to know how someone would kill a illusion, but at the same time nothing much was happening. It was very slow moving, and focused less and less on the murder and more and more on Sorina and her relationships. I wasn't really expecting that from a fantasy murder mystery, but it also gave the novel a unique quirk that I ultimately fell in love with.
I've seen a few people mention their hesitation with the representation, though. One of the characters, Luca, is said to not be interested in romance, and seems to not care for sex. And with incorrect rumors floating around about this character at first, it was really confusing trying to pin down what he was. At first it seemed as if he was aromantic asexual, but soon enough it was obvious that he wasn't aromantic. And then I was a little iffy on the asexual part, until it definitively said that while he wasn't interested in sex, he wasn't repulsed by it either. So, with the initial confusion, I was confused, and I almost didn't like it.
There was a small twist to his character that I thought could be seen as "eek", so if you have concerns over the rep, please click the spoiler to read about it. Take that information as you will.
Final Rating: Four Stars
Overall?
Daughter of the Burning City was a really interesting book, but only if you realize how to approach it. Otherwise, it's boring and not worth it. I loved the twists and turns to it, especially the ending, and the surprise as to who the murderer was!! I was so surprised that I chocked when I gasped.
Would I Recommend?
Well, it's really your choice in this one. If you find the spoiler to make you uncomfortable, than I maybe wouldn't. I thought the romance was otherwise adorable, and I really related to Luca, in being demiromantic.
If you take this book as a murder mystery alone, you'll be disappointed. If you take it as a romance or a fantasy alone, you'll also be disappointed. The key, though, is to take them all at the same time, knowing that while it is a murder mystery, and a fantasy, AND a romance, that it is also a fantasy murder mystery with some romance thrown in. Because, that is what it is.
I do have to admit that I only took it as a murder mystery at the very beginning, and I was a little disappointed at that. It was interesting, because I wanted to know how someone would kill a illusion, but at the same time nothing much was happening. It was very slow moving, and focused less and less on the murder and more and more on Sorina and her relationships. I wasn't really expecting that from a fantasy murder mystery, but it also gave the novel a unique quirk that I ultimately fell in love with.
I've seen a few people mention their hesitation with the representation, though. One of the characters, Luca, is said to not be interested in romance, and seems to not care for sex. And with incorrect rumors floating around about this character at first, it was really confusing trying to pin down what he was. At first it seemed as if he was aromantic asexual, but soon enough it was obvious that he wasn't aromantic. And then I was a little iffy on the asexual part, until it definitively said that while he wasn't interested in sex, he wasn't repulsed by it either. So, with the initial confusion, I was confused, and I almost didn't like it.
There was a small twist to his character that I thought could be seen as "eek", so if you have concerns over the rep, please click the spoiler to read about it.
Spoiler
Luca is later revealed to be one of Sorina's illusions, that she was forced to forget about. She made Luca to be a lover, but her illusions never turn out to be the way she intended (which normally turned them into "freaks", used as a term of endearment), thus resulting in Luca being demiromantic asexual. People have seen Luca being an illusion, and "not being the way she intended" as anti-ace but I, personally, was indifferent to it. But that's just me, a single person.Final Rating: Four Stars
Overall?
Daughter of the Burning City was a really interesting book, but only if you realize how to approach it. Otherwise, it's boring and not worth it. I loved the twists and turns to it, especially the ending, and the surprise as to who the murderer was!! I was so surprised that I chocked when I gasped.
Would I Recommend?
Well, it's really your choice in this one. If you find the spoiler to make you uncomfortable, than I maybe wouldn't. I thought the romance was otherwise adorable, and I really related to Luca, in being demiromantic.