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A review by third_bookworm
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
emotional
tense
slow-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
4.5
This was a lot of fun. Deeply baffling for a large chunk of it, I had to just sit back and let things happen, but the locked tomb books have trained me well for that. The cast of characters is incredibly endearing, I'm so charmed by all of them. All of the main character's relationships are such a bizarre middle ground of almost incredible codependent but everyone involved is lying to each other the whole time.
The one thing I struggled with was that it felt quite weirdly paced; I had no clue for most of the book where I was in the narrative arc, and especially towards the beginning the tension that was introduced was pretty short term and was resolved quickly, which left me feeling like I was much further into the book than I really was. It took a while to hook me, but once it did it was really great.
The one thing I struggled with was that it felt quite weirdly paced; I had no clue for most of the book where I was in the narrative arc, and especially towards the beginning the tension that was introduced was pretty short term and was resolved quickly, which left me feeling like I was much further into the book than I really was. It took a while to hook me, but once it did it was really great.