A review by baileyk113
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto

dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A lot happened, but not a lot happened at all? I found the world building to be confusing and hard to keep up with at times. A lot of this book was just building up the world for the future books with some crazy traumatic events happening sparingly.
Also, I really don’t think we learned enough about Mallow’s rise for the people of Bomard to be depicted as downright barbaric. The evilness felt so manufactured.
Wish there was more development between the love interests. 

I did like the inclusion of the flashbacks, though. Just wish we had more of them with Toven to really develop their relationship.

529 pages
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