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A review by hazel_alexandra
Crier's War by Nina Varela
3.0
rating closer to a 3.5
The romance was definitely one of the strongest part - that and the discussions about privilege and oppression, opening up these themes to YA without trivialising them or being too heavy handed. However, I definitely felt that the plot began to lag after the halfway mark, when it felt like a certain mystery had to be created in order to make sure Ayla was still relevant (plot wise) as a character, and I just didn’t find the “villain” to be believable - I still don’t really understand his motivation to marry Crier at all.
The romance was definitely one of the strongest part - that and the discussions about privilege and oppression, opening up these themes to YA without trivialising them or being too heavy handed. However, I definitely felt that the plot began to lag after the halfway mark, when it felt like a certain mystery had to be created in order to make sure Ayla was still relevant (plot wise) as a character, and I just didn’t find the “villain” to be believable - I still don’t really understand his motivation to marry Crier at all.