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gigireadswithkiki 's review for:
The Genesis of Misery
by Neon Yang
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm a huge fan of Neon Yang's writing style, their Tensorate series is definitely a favorite fantasy series for me; but I think this book made me fully realize that science fiction may not be for me. I was a fan of the main character and her enemies-to-lovers relationship with the princess, I think their dynamic was paced very well and each of their character developments felt natural to their plotlines. The interplay of power and religion were interesting, maybe a little heavy handed at times, but I think the overall themes and the nuance with which Yang wrote these topics was done well.
However, I could not stand the pacing and writing structure. Everything felt so abrupt and blunt, with every action feeling so rushed. It felt like the characters were constantly just doing action items for the sake of doing an action, with little to no time to let these scenes percolate and digest. The interludes definitely helped a little on that front, but sometimes they felt so out of left field that I was left wondering how those interludes played back into the larger story. I also felt like the pronoun introduction for new characters felt far too stilted and unnatural, I wish the author had just seamlessly blended them into the dialogue instead of stating each character's pronouns at every single introduction.
All in all, this wasn't a BAD book per se, just not the book for me. Also, if I had a nickel for everytime I read a book with a main character named Misery, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't many, but isn't it wild that it's happened twice.
However, I could not stand the pacing and writing structure. Everything felt so abrupt and blunt, with every action feeling so rushed. It felt like the characters were constantly just doing action items for the sake of doing an action, with little to no time to let these scenes percolate and digest. The interludes definitely helped a little on that front, but sometimes they felt so out of left field that I was left wondering how those interludes played back into the larger story. I also felt like the pronoun introduction for new characters felt far too stilted and unnatural, I wish the author had just seamlessly blended them into the dialogue instead of stating each character's pronouns at every single introduction.
All in all, this wasn't a BAD book per se, just not the book for me. Also, if I had a nickel for everytime I read a book with a main character named Misery, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't many, but isn't it wild that it's happened twice.