adriana21 's review for:

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
DID NOT FINISH: 62%
The book was painfully slow at times. I love how Bardugo writes, but the writing can come across as trying to be edgy. For example; they mention men’s genitalia almost every chapter at a random point, and almost everyone discuses sleeping with someone for power  or “freedom”, but it does not do much to enhance the story. In my opinion, since these stories or lines are repeated so much, it loses the conversation surrounding each characters unique level of desperation for craving a better life for themselves. The story got more interesting once they reached the castle at about 30% of the way into the book, but it got slow again. I didn’t care for any of the characters, so that might be why I was not enjoying the story. The world building is good, and I thought she executed this historical era well. Lastly, I did not like the romance because you could tell that they had crushes on each other, but I think it needed more tension building that led into a slow burn romance story. 
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