A review by scrubsandbooks
Strike the Zither by Joan He

adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Joan He's writing is absolutely beautiful, and this had such an interesting concept, especially the latter half of the book. But, that's just it... the pacing felt off. I felt like there were times when it dragged and got interesting and then dragged again in the first half. The second half had me completely hooked but it took me a long while to get there. Still, the world-building is glorious and imaginative, and I loved the wide variety of female characterizations that Joan He brought to life among the pages.
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