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A review by freemajo
The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
5.0
The thing you need to understand about Dart-Thornton is that she loves poetic prose. She REALLY loves it. She will describe everything in exquisite detail. The descriptive nature of her writing is immersive and on occasions overwhelming.
Give it to me. DROWN me in it.
If you don't like highly descriptive fantasy, you will not enjoy her books.
Her characters are always superlative in their defining characteristics. Their starkness is unmitigated. I think this mimics the simplicity of fairy tales in many ways, but again, it's not for everyone.
There are frequently folk tales and fairy tales told within the story by various characters. The story itself is not straight forward, and as I said before, is immersive. So, if you enjoy highly descriptive fantasy, stark characters, and stories within stories, then you will probably enjoy these books.
Give it to me. DROWN me in it.
If you don't like highly descriptive fantasy, you will not enjoy her books.
Her characters are always superlative in their defining characteristics. Their starkness is unmitigated. I think this mimics the simplicity of fairy tales in many ways, but again, it's not for everyone.
There are frequently folk tales and fairy tales told within the story by various characters. The story itself is not straight forward, and as I said before, is immersive. So, if you enjoy highly descriptive fantasy, stark characters, and stories within stories, then you will probably enjoy these books.