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Unraveller by Frances Hardinge

Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

I think there was some unique worldbuilding happening here, and that the text had interesting things to say about the nature of anger, power-imbalances, and trauma. However, 30% into the book the over-arching plot established at the beginning has sort of been abandoned. It's become episodic, which I find less engaging, and the reasons given for why Gall needs the kids to do these tangential quests is never clearly established or believable. I'm finding that I don't particularly care at this point, and have read a few reviews that validate my concerns about the plot. 

A relevant note is that I was reading this digitally because my library doesn't have a physical copy, and I find it so much more difficult to push through e-books. I'm definitely interested in reading more by Hardinge though, because I have faith that in more focused texts I could love her storytelling.