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Bone Crier's Moon
by Kathryn Purdie
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book definitely kept my attention with the fast pace and constant raising of stakes. The concept is really cool and I was a fan of the magic system’s uniqueness. This book unfortunately really lost steam about three quarters of the way in and then just sort of sputtered to the finish line without much cohesive or rewarding conclusion.
Bastien and Ailesse went from “I’m reluctantly starting to like you” to “I would die for you” love way too quickly. It felt rushed and as though there wasn’t any actual depth of their emotions. I’m kind of torn on whether I like that Bastien wasn’t Ailesse’s amouré, but that felt like something to be unraveled in book two and I’m not sure I’m intrigued enough to stick around.
I also really wish Sabine had stuck to her guns of no killing any more animals. I think she would’ve been a really interesting foil character, but instead she sort of became a watered-down Ailesse and that was not super interesting in my opinion.
Bastien and Ailesse went from “I’m reluctantly starting to like you” to “I would die for you” love way too quickly. It felt rushed and as though there wasn’t any actual depth of their emotions. I’m kind of torn on whether I like that Bastien wasn’t Ailesse’s amouré, but that felt like something to be unraveled in book two and I’m not sure I’m intrigued enough to stick around.
I also really wish Sabine had stuck to her guns of no killing any more animals. I think she would’ve been a really interesting foil character, but instead she sort of became a watered-down Ailesse and that was not super interesting in my opinion.