A review by okjaaaaa
The Forsaken Souls by Varsha Ravi

Did not finish book.

I loved the first book in this duology, which is why this follow-up made me so disappointed. This book took lyrical writing to a whole other level, and not in a good way. Complex words seemed to be used just to use them, not because they had a purpose - as if the author had a list of big words they had to include. It made the whole reading experience tedious and exhausting, having to look up words every other sentence. It also made the plot super confusing and hard to follow. In the end, the writing ended up actively undermining the narrative or character development.