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the_midnight_librarian 's review for:
The Wise and the Wicked
by Rebecca Podos
I really enjoyed the concept of this: magic realism based on Russian lore set in a contemporary setting. Yes! All for it.
Had high hopes in the beginning that slowly dwindled by the end.
For most of the book it didn't feel like anything really happened. I was connected with Ruby and slowly found myself questioning her morals and distancing myself waiting for the point where she did something really bad. And yes she almost does, but not it a way that made me feel bad for her. Mostly I was worried she'd royally fuck up Dov. Which I guess yeah, but nothing was an immediate threat. The last 100 pages were pretty predictable (including the ending), and I was a bit disappointed by the "villain" it felt a bit cheesy to me. "You slydog! You got my monologuing!" Syndrome - Incredibles.
Settling for a two out of five stars. maybe a 2.5 as I enjoyed the stories told in this book.
Had high hopes in the beginning that slowly dwindled by the end.
For most of the book it didn't feel like anything really happened. I was connected with Ruby and slowly found myself questioning her morals and distancing myself waiting for the point where she did something really bad. And yes she almost does, but not it a way that made me feel bad for her. Mostly I was worried she'd royally fuck up Dov. Which I guess yeah, but nothing was an immediate threat. The last 100 pages were pretty predictable (including the ending), and I was a bit disappointed by the "villain" it felt a bit cheesy to me. "You slydog! You got my monologuing!" Syndrome - Incredibles.
Settling for a two out of five stars. maybe a 2.5 as I enjoyed the stories told in this book.