A review by blamelucy
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A fun read! The world building doesn’t make complete sense to me, but really interesting to read between the lines and extrapolate what the author was suggesting in real terms through their fiction.

 I really like fantasy based around books and libraries at the moment so if that is something that entertains you, you’ll really like it.

Clean and clever use of the time function in story telling. Interesting new world.

On occasion could get a little repetitive so skipped past some paragraphs of description towards the end to get to the action and dialogue. This might be a me-problem with patience though.