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A review by linhsreadinghour
To Cage a God by Elizabeth May
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Thank you Daphne Press for the ARC of To Rage a Dragon.
Overall, it was a good, mid book - I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love or feel wowed by the end of it.
I did enjoy the slow burn of both relationships (one being sapphic), and the second taking a twist on the romantasy. That was pretty cool and refreshing, but overall, was ok (it’s also spicy 🌶️).
There are quite a lot of POVs in the book that I wasn’t expecting. It was fine and I could distinguish who was who via the voice, but overall I didn’t feel particularly connected to the characters, despite everything they went through. I can’t really picture them in my head either, they don’t really stick with me.
It took a while to get into, I thought the beginning and end was very quick/rushed. It also needed a map to understand the world. Many places are referred but I had nothing to visualise, they were just words on a page.
The writing is nice and easy to read, and the chapters are also short. Unsure if I would continue the series.
Overall, it was a good, mid book - I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love or feel wowed by the end of it.
I did enjoy the slow burn of both relationships (one being sapphic), and the second taking a twist on the romantasy. That was pretty cool and refreshing, but overall, was ok (it’s also spicy 🌶️).
There are quite a lot of POVs in the book that I wasn’t expecting. It was fine and I could distinguish who was who via the voice, but overall I didn’t feel particularly connected to the characters, despite everything they went through. I can’t really picture them in my head either, they don’t really stick with me.
It took a while to get into, I thought the beginning and end was very quick/rushed. It also needed a map to understand the world. Many places are referred but I had nothing to visualise, they were just words on a page.
The writing is nice and easy to read, and the chapters are also short. Unsure if I would continue the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Grief