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thebookgiraffe 's review for:
City of Saints & Thieves
by Natalie C. Anderson
3.5/5
*I received an ARC of this book through Indigo Books and Music in exchange for an honest review.*
This novel’s stand-out feature is definitely the setting. There are very few teen novels set in Africa, and I found the author’s descriptions to be very genuine and unembellished as she brought light to the current situation of Democratic Republic of the Congo – Kenya relations. The protagonist was interesting and the character dynamics were fun to read (with the majority of this book being dialogue). Unfortunately, this book was not as fast-paced or thrilling as it claimed to be. The first 50 pages were the most “nail-biting”, but not much happened until everything was suddenly revealed all at once at the end. If the pacing had been tweaked a little, I think it would have made it more engaging.
*I received an ARC of this book through Indigo Books and Music in exchange for an honest review.*
This novel’s stand-out feature is definitely the setting. There are very few teen novels set in Africa, and I found the author’s descriptions to be very genuine and unembellished as she brought light to the current situation of Democratic Republic of the Congo – Kenya relations. The protagonist was interesting and the character dynamics were fun to read (with the majority of this book being dialogue). Unfortunately, this book was not as fast-paced or thrilling as it claimed to be. The first 50 pages were the most “nail-biting”, but not much happened until everything was suddenly revealed all at once at the end. If the pacing had been tweaked a little, I think it would have made it more engaging.