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trippingontales 's review for:
To Cage a God
by Elizabeth May
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Synopsis: dragons are grafted to the bones of the ruling elite but they use their gifts to further colonisation. This is the story two commoners with dragons in their bones and their mission to overthrow the ruling class.
Now that sounds great right??
This was the most clichéd YA book I have ever read (even though it's not YA). Cliche after cliche stacked atop one another so high they might just fall. From stabby FMC to "talk murder to me it turns me on" MMC (omg I've just realised this sounds like Poppy and Castiel? Casteel? Cas? Eurgh.) to a (generic) Russian inspired world (that has NO world building AT ALL) to murderous emperors to star crossed lovers (one almost literally arranges the stars [flowers] in the sky)... I actually started skimming this halfway through just to get it out my rotation of current reads.
I loved The Falconer series way back when and decided to give this a go. Such a disappointment 😭
If you read my review and still want to read, mind the TWs!
Now that sounds great right??
This was the most clichéd YA book I have ever read (even though it's not YA). Cliche after cliche stacked atop one another so high they might just fall. From stabby FMC to "talk murder to me it turns me on" MMC (omg I've just realised this sounds like Poppy and Castiel? Casteel? Cas? Eurgh.) to a (generic) Russian inspired world (that has NO world building AT ALL) to murderous emperors to star crossed lovers (one almost literally arranges the stars [flowers] in the sky)... I actually started skimming this halfway through just to get it out my rotation of current reads.
I loved The Falconer series way back when and decided to give this a go. Such a disappointment 😭
If you read my review and still want to read, mind the TWs!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Self harm, Colonisation, War, Classism