xdaisyirelandx 's review for:

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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i struggled through the first half of this book - despite the enchanting prose and writing style the plot was lacking something for around 200 pages, which is what takes it down to 3.5 stars for me. 

however, the second half! The tension between

evangeline and jacks

had be on the edge of my seat. unlike in caraval, this author didn’t give us the easy and obvious solutions to problems that suddenly fixed everything. the problems just keep coming and the solutions truly have to be searched for, which i love. 

whether I love or hate the way this one ended will depend on the next book and how it carries, but i’m picking it up straight away.