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A review by thepiqht
The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino
3.0
The reason this book has three stars is that it isn't terrible nor is it anything remarkable. The story was readable yet bland. Brutal yet boring. Odd combinations, I know.
The premise was very good, interesting even. Two sisters on opposite sides usually makes for interesting conflict. I think the main reason that the story came off so bland was this lack, the conflict lasted at most two pages and was over as soon as you realised what it was. There was no buildup for this conflict, and when there was some there was barely anything going on. We were told instead of shown what was happening to the main characters.
However, the writing style is true to the mythology that the author is trying to recreate. There is a lovely atmosphere created with beautiful flowers contrasting the ignorant cruelty of locals. It had all the tools to be completely horrifying, but in the end it was a bit off the mark.
The premise was very good, interesting even. Two sisters on opposite sides usually makes for interesting conflict. I think the main reason that the story came off so bland was this lack, the conflict lasted at most two pages and was over as soon as you realised what it was. There was no buildup for this conflict, and when there was some there was barely anything going on. We were told instead of shown what was happening to the main characters.
However, the writing style is true to the mythology that the author is trying to recreate. There is a lovely atmosphere created with beautiful flowers contrasting the ignorant cruelty of locals. It had all the tools to be completely horrifying, but in the end it was a bit off the mark.