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A review by er_inreads
These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
I am grateful to have received this book to review. Unfortunately I DNF’d at 36%. I tried for over a week to push through, but I struggled to connect to the story & the characters.
I LOVED the premise of this story. I love a Peter Pan retelling & I am an absolute sucker for a villain origin story. I felt the pacing of the book was too varied; there was not enough backstory. For example, we had Tier introduced with a clear background between himself and Jordan that left hate and anger, but no real explanation of that when they brought him in. The multiple POV for the characters seemed not to flow well, and the characters didn’t seem able to stand on their own legs without impact from the FMC Jordan.
I loved the LGBTQIA+ rep, the disability rep and the mental health rep. I think these are all super important to not be shied away from, and the author did this really well. I love a dark imagining, and this did this well too. I loved the SE Asia geographical setting, this made it unique and set away from the standard westernisation of all other novels, I loved the nod towards the Bermuda Triangle too.
I wanted so badly to love this; and maybe I will pick it up another day & try it again and love it then, and there will absolutely be readers out there who will absolutely inhale this book and love it in the way the author deserves it to be loved.
Thanks again, NetGalley and Angry Robot, for the opportunity.
I LOVED the premise of this story. I love a Peter Pan retelling & I am an absolute sucker for a villain origin story. I felt the pacing of the book was too varied; there was not enough backstory. For example, we had Tier introduced with a clear background between himself and Jordan that left hate and anger, but no real explanation of that when they brought him in. The multiple POV for the characters seemed not to flow well, and the characters didn’t seem able to stand on their own legs without impact from the FMC Jordan.
I loved the LGBTQIA+ rep, the disability rep and the mental health rep. I think these are all super important to not be shied away from, and the author did this really well. I love a dark imagining, and this did this well too. I loved the SE Asia geographical setting, this made it unique and set away from the standard westernisation of all other novels, I loved the nod towards the Bermuda Triangle too.
I wanted so badly to love this; and maybe I will pick it up another day & try it again and love it then, and there will absolutely be readers out there who will absolutely inhale this book and love it in the way the author deserves it to be loved.
Thanks again, NetGalley and Angry Robot, for the opportunity.