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a lot of the reviews for this book talk about how it’s great but there’s something missing. and i mostly agree? i really enjoyed this, it wasn’t at all what i was expecting- despite having a lot of the same themes as a lot of schwab’s work- and i was pleasantly surprised as i’d never read any of her young adult stuff before.
a few people mention the ending being unsatisfying and i only partially agree with that. it definitely rushes in that third act, but i think the actual end point of the book is really good and represents everything this story is about. there’s a whole lot of middle in here- and i enjoyed reading it so my complaint i guess isn’t that it should but cut but that i wish the book was 50-100 pages longer to flesh out the end as well? it’s not a long book by fantasy standards- even ya fantasy standards- so i think that would’ve been doable.
i have other thoughts on other aspects of this book but it’s three in the morning so i will just leave it at this: i thoroughly enjoyed this, think it adds a unique story to the young adult fantasy genre, and also it wasn’t perfect and there are things i’d change- or not change so much as add to.
i also greatly appreciate that this is (i’m pretty sure) a young adult fantasy stand alone! not everything needs to be a trilogy!!! and not everything needs a romance!!! i really liked that the big relationships in this book are familial
a few people mention the ending being unsatisfying and i only partially agree with that. it definitely rushes in that third act, but i think the actual end point of the book is really good and represents everything this story is about. there’s a whole lot of middle in here- and i enjoyed reading it so my complaint i guess isn’t that it should but cut but that i wish the book was 50-100 pages longer to flesh out the end as well? it’s not a long book by fantasy standards- even ya fantasy standards- so i think that would’ve been doable.
i have other thoughts on other aspects of this book but it’s three in the morning so i will just leave it at this: i thoroughly enjoyed this, think it adds a unique story to the young adult fantasy genre, and also it wasn’t perfect and there are things i’d change- or not change so much as add to.
i also greatly appreciate that this is (i’m pretty sure) a young adult fantasy stand alone! not everything needs to be a trilogy!!! and not everything needs a romance!!! i really liked that the big relationships in this book are familial