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A review by yenabao
Green Rider by Kristen Britain
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Overall a very good book with a great adventure, but a few things dragged it down for me.
Numerous times the multiple points of view seemed unnecessary, almost as if the author was desperate for padding (especially the parts where a certain old character swooning over his much younger attractive aide). Plot points were also revealed too early due to these POVs, so there really wasn't a hint of mystery. This caused the readers to know much more than the characters, which proves certain parts of the story to be frustrating to read.
The main character, Karigan, felt like two different characters conjoined. At times she's a young naive girl thirsting for adventures, other times she seemed wise beyond her years and can judge the characters of those around her. Her background also doesn't fit what we witness of her character. She's a merchant daughter, but she barely knows a hint of the politics around her or the happenings around her country, or how to read people except when the author wants to show off that she's a merchant daughter (like I said it's like a switch on or off).
I also didn't expect love interests when I decided to delve into this book, and while it's not a in-your-face type of romance, I prefer not to have it at all. It came out of nowhere after meeting the characters once or twice, then boom, blushing, stammering, come back to me sort of nonsense.
These are just the things I didn't like, which dropped it down from a 5-stars favorite book to a 4-stars that I will still recommend to others who are in search for a comfy adventuring book on a rainy night.
Numerous times the multiple points of view seemed unnecessary, almost as if the author was desperate for padding (especially the parts where a certain old character swooning over his much younger attractive aide). Plot points were also revealed too early due to these POVs, so there really wasn't a hint of mystery. This caused the readers to know much more than the characters, which proves certain parts of the story to be frustrating to read.
The main character, Karigan, felt like two different characters conjoined. At times she's a young naive girl thirsting for adventures, other times she seemed wise beyond her years and can judge the characters of those around her. Her background also doesn't fit what we witness of her character. She's a merchant daughter, but she barely knows a hint of the politics around her or the happenings around her country, or how to read people except when the author wants to show off that she's a merchant daughter (like I said it's like a switch on or off).
I also didn't expect love interests when I decided to delve into this book, and while it's not a in-your-face type of romance, I prefer not to have it at all. It came out of nowhere after meeting the characters once or twice, then boom, blushing, stammering, come back to me sort of nonsense.
These are just the things I didn't like, which dropped it down from a 5-stars favorite book to a 4-stars that I will still recommend to others who are in search for a comfy adventuring book on a rainy night.