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A review by athryn
Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Original Review 5/23/22: 3 stars
I mostly liked this, the story was interesting and I liked the interplay between the two girls. But I really felt it was bordering on poverty porn. The world they lived in was just so relentlessly grim, and there was nothing to lighten it up. It was just a greyscale bummer of a world.
Review 9/4/2023: 4 stars
After reading the second book, I decided to do a reread of the first so I could refresh my memory and see if it improved for me after reading the second one: Yes! It was still really depressing, and I found one character still incredibly unsympathetic, but my overall appreciation for the story was better, and I really enjoyed seeing how the two books are in the margins of each other, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern style.
I mostly liked this, the story was interesting and I liked the interplay between the two girls. But I really felt it was bordering on poverty porn. The world they lived in was just so relentlessly grim, and there was nothing to lighten it up. It was just a greyscale bummer of a world.
Review 9/4/2023: 4 stars
After reading the second book, I decided to do a reread of the first so I could refresh my memory and see if it improved for me after reading the second one: Yes! It was still really depressing, and I found one character still incredibly unsympathetic, but my overall appreciation for the story was better, and I really enjoyed seeing how the two books are in the margins of each other, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern style.