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asread_bymerisha 's review for:
A Mastery of Monsters
by Liselle Sambury
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy for an honest review.
I went into this with very high hopes, especially when the blurb compared this to Legendborn, one of my favorite series. While it was a good read overall, unfortunately, I felt this missed the mark in some areas.
The book starts strong, with Sammie's disappearance serving as a great hook to draw the reader into the story. While I appreciate a strong female main character, I found August to be somewhat frustrating to deal with and, honestly, not someone I could root for, as her behavior towards those trying to help her was appalling. I understand that she showed some growth by the end of the text, but having to endure her terrible attitude was very off-putting throughout most of the book.
The book seemed to drag on in multiple places. There were several times when I wanted to stop reading, but I pushed through to the end, only to discover that it was the first in a possible series. Knowing that information, this first book would have been great for setting the foundation for some of the complications I had in understanding the order/hierarchy in the Society, along with the handling of all the character names mentioned upfront. By the end of the book, I had forgotten who Corliss and Natalie were, and given the roles they later play, that was a bit frustrating. I think it would also have been more helpful in understanding August's complicated family dynamics, rather than receiving the bulk of the information from Jules at the very end of the text.
Overall, this was an interesting read. I'm interested to see what comes in the next book of the series.
I went into this with very high hopes, especially when the blurb compared this to Legendborn, one of my favorite series. While it was a good read overall, unfortunately, I felt this missed the mark in some areas.
The book starts strong, with Sammie's disappearance serving as a great hook to draw the reader into the story. While I appreciate a strong female main character, I found August to be somewhat frustrating to deal with and, honestly, not someone I could root for, as her behavior towards those trying to help her was appalling. I understand that she showed some growth by the end of the text, but having to endure her terrible attitude was very off-putting throughout most of the book.
The book seemed to drag on in multiple places. There were several times when I wanted to stop reading, but I pushed through to the end, only to discover that it was the first in a possible series. Knowing that information, this first book would have been great for setting the foundation for some of the complications I had in understanding the order/hierarchy in the Society, along with the handling of all the character names mentioned upfront. By the end of the book, I had forgotten who Corliss and Natalie were, and given the roles they later play, that was a bit frustrating. I think it would also have been more helpful in understanding August's complicated family dynamics, rather than receiving the bulk of the information from Jules at the very end of the text.
Overall, this was an interesting read. I'm interested to see what comes in the next book of the series.