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A review by a_ab
Daughter of Lies by Kenley Davidson
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Despite all of the deceptions, intrigues and attempted murders, this book felt very monotone somehow. So much so that this pacing made me lose interest and I almost abandoned the book early on. I only finished it because it was short, but I skimmed through some of the middle.
There is also a significant competence scale issue — threats to the heroine's life are the book's biggest stakes generating plot point, yet she is positioned early on and in one of the previous books as very competent, self sufficient and capable of evading all sorts of threats and disarming her attackers with ease. So the basic plot mechanics didn't quite work in this book either.
The romantic plot line is better than in the Shadow and Thorn, but much weaker than in the first two books of the series (#1 and #2)
It's a fuller sorry than the original, but not a retelling I liked.
There is also a significant competence scale issue — threats to the heroine's life are the book's biggest stakes generating plot point, yet she is positioned early on and in one of the previous books as very competent, self sufficient and capable of evading all sorts of threats and disarming her attackers with ease. So the basic plot mechanics didn't quite work in this book either.
The romantic plot line is better than in the Shadow and Thorn, but much weaker than in the first two books of the series (#1 and #2)
It's a fuller sorry than the original, but not a retelling I liked.