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A review by thebakerbookworm
The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to like this story more than I did. With such an interesting premise, and that gorgeous cover, it sounded right up my alley, but sadly did not grip me how I would have liked.
Let's start with the good:
- two main female characters who each have a coming-of-age story that is compelling and admirable.
- excellent narration of the audio
- interesting magic system
- ancient Mesoamerica inspiration made for a unique world/setting that I haven't seen in a YA fantasy book before
- a few good side characters
And then the parts I didn't enjoy:
- slow slow slow, especially the first half
- not enough world building; such a fascinating world yet by the end of the book I still was not sure how certain things worked and did not know much more about this world than I did at the beginning
- a lot of characters; I kept getting people mixed up
- the two main characters had similar voices so I also got them mixed up unfortunately
- that twist at the end that felt more like the rug was being pulled out from beneath me than a good "ohhhhhh" moment
- it's not a standalone...but I didn't know that until I realized I only had five minutes left of the audiobook and things were not getting wrapped up at all
So that about sums it up. I still liked the read, but I'm not sure I'll read the sequel. (I have a feeling by the time it comes out, it just won't be on my radar anymore and I won't remember what happened in this one...)
Thank you to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and the author for my ALC!
Let's start with the good:
- two main female characters who each have a coming-of-age story that is compelling and admirable.
- excellent narration of the audio
- interesting magic system
- ancient Mesoamerica inspiration made for a unique world/setting that I haven't seen in a YA fantasy book before
- a few good side characters
And then the parts I didn't enjoy:
- slow slow slow, especially the first half
- not enough world building; such a fascinating world yet by the end of the book I still was not sure how certain things worked and did not know much more about this world than I did at the beginning
- a lot of characters; I kept getting people mixed up
- the two main characters had similar voices so I also got them mixed up unfortunately
- that twist at the end that felt more like the rug was being pulled out from beneath me than a good "ohhhhhh" moment
- it's not a standalone...but I didn't know that until I realized I only had five minutes left of the audiobook and things were not getting wrapped up at all
So that about sums it up. I still liked the read, but I'm not sure I'll read the sequel. (I have a feeling by the time it comes out, it just won't be on my radar anymore and I won't remember what happened in this one...)
Thank you to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and the author for my ALC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Emotional abuse