caitlinattemptstoread 's review for:

Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone

3.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn't hate it. I didn't love it. It's aptly titled because it felt like it took me FOREVER to finish it. Way too much packed in that it just started to drag unnecessarily after a while. Also disappointed in the romantic plot line - it felt very typical of "hero in far away land hooks up with the pretty barbarian princess" (and it felt like a straight man wrote it...which is the truth).