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charmedsara 's review for:
The Sweet Far Thing
by Libba Bray
Had to DNF after almost 500 pages just hoping it would pick up at some point. Way too much time just frolicking in the realms or Gemma talking about what she needs to do but not doing it. Some reviews say the “last 100 pages are worth it” but what a slog of 700+ to get there! This was long enough to be 2-3 books, but easily hundreds of pages could have been cut and would have told a better story. I read spoilers after I decided to DNF, and I may skim some of the rest or check out the last 100 pages. The first book in this series was nice and unexpected….but this one kind of ruined it all for me.
Editing to add: Ended up skimming a ton and finished. There’s some fun & exciting stuff, but it all could have been done in a fraction of the pages. A lot of unnecessary content fillers. Even characters who had “growth” all you ever saw was their repetitive inaction, then suddenly they’re on the good side or not.
In the author interview at the end, the author says something to the effect of “if I could go back in time I would have made this a series of 4, not a trilogy” and I’m like….girl you are the author. Who cares if you released 2 calling it a trilogy! Make “Book 3 Part 1” and “Book 3 Part 2” if you really want to call it a “trilogy.” Fans would love to get an extra book in the series, and it would have made you more money!
Plus, she says she isn’t sure if this is the end of Gemma’s story because she left it open ended. Well then why was it so important to contain this to a trilogy???? It would have been so much more interesting and easier to digest if this were two separate, well-edited books.
Editing to add: Ended up skimming a ton and finished. There’s some fun & exciting stuff, but it all could have been done in a fraction of the pages. A lot of unnecessary content fillers. Even characters who had “growth” all you ever saw was their repetitive inaction, then suddenly they’re on the good side or not.
In the author interview at the end, the author says something to the effect of “if I could go back in time I would have made this a series of 4, not a trilogy” and I’m like….girl you are the author. Who cares if you released 2 calling it a trilogy! Make “Book 3 Part 1” and “Book 3 Part 2” if you really want to call it a “trilogy.” Fans would love to get an extra book in the series, and it would have made you more money!
Plus, she says she isn’t sure if this is the end of Gemma’s story because she left it open ended. Well then why was it so important to contain this to a trilogy???? It would have been so much more interesting and easier to digest if this were two separate, well-edited books.