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A review by zoeislostinabook
The Girl with the Fierce Eyes by Sophia Vahdati
3.0
I was so intrigued by this concept – a dystopian fantasy based on eye colour. It felt original and I really liked learning about the different castes and how eye colour impacted people’s lives and magical abilities, although I would have liked to get more of this world building to truly understand the setting we were in. Across our three main characters we covered two of the castes and I don’t really feel like I truly know the abilities or status of the other two.
I did struggle slightly to connect to the characters. While I generally enjoy a multi-POV, the smaller amount of time that I spent with each character in this case did make it harder to truly understand them and I found them quite frustrating at times (especially Jantsia and Soba). I think that this partially is because they read quite young (which felt a bit strange given Soba’s position as an inspector) but I do think that this means they read at the right level for the book – I am out of the age range for YA so this was probably spot on for the intended audience. I think Daezen was my favourite character – again this might be because he read at an older level with the responsibilities he had.
The storyline was interesting and I’m keen to read more in the world. I think this was a really good set up book and am fully expecting to love book two more – I just didn’t quite connect with the characters or storyline enough on this outing. Nonetheless, I had a really enjoyable time and it was a very solid read.
With thanks to One More Chapter, HarperCollins and NetGalley for the chance to read this ahead of publication in exchange for an honest review.
I did struggle slightly to connect to the characters. While I generally enjoy a multi-POV, the smaller amount of time that I spent with each character in this case did make it harder to truly understand them and I found them quite frustrating at times (especially Jantsia and Soba). I think that this partially is because they read quite young (which felt a bit strange given Soba’s position as an inspector) but I do think that this means they read at the right level for the book – I am out of the age range for YA so this was probably spot on for the intended audience. I think Daezen was my favourite character – again this might be because he read at an older level with the responsibilities he had.
The storyline was interesting and I’m keen to read more in the world. I think this was a really good set up book and am fully expecting to love book two more – I just didn’t quite connect with the characters or storyline enough on this outing. Nonetheless, I had a really enjoyable time and it was a very solid read.
With thanks to One More Chapter, HarperCollins and NetGalley for the chance to read this ahead of publication in exchange for an honest review.