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A review by etherealmemory
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
2.0
I had higher expectations of this based off the reviews I was reading, I was imagining this fantasy epic almost, but that’s not the books fault, that was mine. Many reviews I watched and read mentioned how dark, sad, and gutting this book was but it was OK to me, I really didn’t find many of the dark aspects that alarming. I don’t know if that says more about me more than anything. Maybe if I was like 15 years old again obsessively browsing tumblr fandoms I would’ve loved this, but because I’m outside of the age range, it just felt a little too YA-y.
It was a very easy and fast read. The chapters are like a minute long, so I’m not sure if the way that it was written that didn’t resonate with me, or if it was just the story itself. It felt like reading tiny snippets that gave you a small glimpse of each character. The protagonists relationship with each other seems to be the main draw of this book but, again, I didn’t really see where either were coming from. I don’t think it was a bad book, it was OK, it just wasn’t for me.
It was a very easy and fast read. The chapters are like a minute long, so I’m not sure if the way that it was written that didn’t resonate with me, or if it was just the story itself. It felt like reading tiny snippets that gave you a small glimpse of each character. The protagonists relationship with each other seems to be the main draw of this book but, again, I didn’t really see where either were coming from. I don’t think it was a bad book, it was OK, it just wasn’t for me.