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A review by booksandbarbara
Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm a little disappointed with this one.
I'm a big fan of S.T. Gibsons works, but this one just didn't do it for me. I understand that communication was a big player within this book, but it felt like amateur stuff when considering that these characters are supposed to be smart, and a year into marriage, yet acting like they've literally never communicated anything before, bit bizarre. I feel like Moira was unnecessarily mean at times, and didn't take ownership of what she has said or done wrong, and instead, Ryhs, coming across as a bit of a wet wipe to be honest, just apologised for everything. And I'm sorry, they got pissy with a certain someone for helping them out, and telling them exactly what it was that was wrong, then they go and act as if they just figured it out themselves and didn't get told mere minutes ago? That just makes no sense. I don't know. For some reason, it just ended up rubbing me the wrong way.
Some positives now, lol.
What I will say is that it started off good, straight into it with the strange happenings and setting up what was to come. It was easy to get lost in their world, and the few flashbacks we got were cute. By the end, it did get better in the last chapter, and we got to see the Rhys and Moira I loved from Evocation, so it's still going to be a series I'll continue with and will probably love going forward. For this one, for me, it was a miss.
I'm a big fan of S.T. Gibsons works, but this one just didn't do it for me. I understand that communication was a big player within this book, but it felt like amateur stuff when considering that these characters are supposed to be smart, and a year into marriage, yet acting like they've literally never communicated anything before, bit bizarre. I feel like Moira was unnecessarily mean at times, and didn't take ownership of what she has said or done wrong, and instead, Ryhs, coming across as a bit of a wet wipe to be honest, just apologised for everything. And I'm sorry, they got pissy with a certain someone for helping them out, and telling them exactly what it was that was wrong, then they go and act as if they just figured it out themselves and didn't get told mere minutes ago? That just makes no sense. I don't know. For some reason, it just ended up rubbing me the wrong way.
Some positives now, lol.
What I will say is that it started off good, straight into it with the strange happenings and setting up what was to come. It was easy to get lost in their world, and the few flashbacks we got were cute. By the end, it did get better in the last chapter, and we got to see the Rhys and Moira I loved from Evocation, so it's still going to be a series I'll continue with and will probably love going forward. For this one, for me, it was a miss.