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A review by badmc
The Cursed Towers by Kate Forsyth
4.0
Civil war and sea fairies tear Eileanan in pieces. Our heroes are in for a long haul in mending the land through war, knowledge, and old alliances.
This was a slow read, encompassing several years and seeing our characters move through changes of their own. Motherhood, responsibility, vengeance, finding one's own path... For me, it had a calming effect, following many characters around. They indeed grow and learn, but keep being their own imperfect self. Some of their choices still make no sense, and constant flight of the most dangerous enemies remind me of cartoons - villains live another day, so we can have 100 more episodes! But still, this series grew on me with its mix of lore, characters, and magic. Not the dialogue, though - that is still a chore at times.
This was a slow read, encompassing several years and seeing our characters move through changes of their own. Motherhood, responsibility, vengeance, finding one's own path... For me, it had a calming effect, following many characters around. They indeed grow and learn, but keep being their own imperfect self. Some of their choices still make no sense, and constant flight of the most dangerous enemies remind me of cartoons - villains live another day, so we can have 100 more episodes! But still, this series grew on me with its mix of lore, characters, and magic. Not the dialogue, though - that is still a chore at times.