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the_reading_lisa 's review for:
Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have very complicated feelings about this book. I strongly disliked the first 65% of it to the point where I just continued listening because I had spent money and I was gonna try my best to get my moneys worth.
The plot got a lot better on the last 35% which is why the book went up in my rating from 1 ⭐️ to 2.50 ⭐️
So, why did i struggle so much with this book?
Well, nothing really happens for the better part of it. But the time isn’t used to build the world (which does sound i retesting and I am actually sad to not know more about it), but rather for the fmc to drool over the mmc for the same 4 attributes over and over again and curse for NO REASON! And their hatred for each other in the first 2/3 of the book feels almost as forced asthe then rushed romance to mated trope.
The spice was out of nowhere and then way too explicit. I am not a fan of space in general and this took it way too far.
One other thing that bothered me a lot is that the most interesting plotlines (which were developed in the last third of the book) felt borrowed from a few other books which were great hits.
(Mainly but not only ACOTAR)
BUT when the book picked up pace and I decided to ignore the borrowed aspects of things and skip the Pickering and unnecessary spice, it began to be quite an interesting story. Plus a few ideas (like the role of Quicksilver and alchemy) was cool.
I don’t think I will continue this series though. Unless someone gifts me the book I am not willing to spend more money to then feel obligated to continue something that was hyped for no reason i can understand…
The plot got a lot better on the last 35% which is why the book went up in my rating from 1 ⭐️ to 2.50 ⭐️
So, why did i struggle so much with this book?
Well, nothing really happens for the better part of it. But the time isn’t used to build the world (which does sound i retesting and I am actually sad to not know more about it), but rather for the fmc to drool over the mmc for the same 4 attributes over and over again and curse for NO REASON! And their hatred for each other in the first 2/3 of the book feels almost as forced as
The spice was out of nowhere and then way too explicit. I am not a fan of space in general and this took it way too far.
One other thing that bothered me a lot is that the most interesting plotlines (which were developed in the last third of the book) felt borrowed from a few other books which were great hits.
(Mainly but not only ACOTAR)
BUT when the book picked up pace and I decided to ignore the borrowed aspects of things and skip the Pickering and unnecessary spice, it began to be quite an interesting story. Plus a few ideas (like the role of Quicksilver and alchemy) was cool.
I don’t think I will continue this series though. Unless someone gifts me the book I am not willing to spend more money to then feel obligated to continue something that was hyped for no reason i can understand…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Death, Infertility, Grief