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A review by violettas_books
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
3.0
Thank you Net Galley for providing me with this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review
DNF at 60%
even though i fairly enjoyed this book in the beginning,
it later became too slow for me and i stopped being
invested in the story. however, it was very original and
might decide to finish it one day, but i know that for now, i can't.
the fighting of the monsters was nicely done, there were a lot of details so i could imagine quite well how the scenes looked. the monsters were creative and most of the time i truly had no idea how they're going to win.
the worldbuilding was good, the author explained to us how the world works, and gave us lots of more details through stories Lythel knew. i loved reading the stories since they were all well written, like the entire novel, and interesting
the characters were likable, well most of them. Lythel, our main character, was very original, she was herself, and loved the way she spoke. her friend Desil however, wasn't very likable. for me he was just a bit too religious which at times made me uncomfortable. other than that, he didn't do much, and he didn't do anything significant. the side characters were cute, i loved the way they interacted with Lythel, and i enjoyed reading about her relationship with her parents.
overall, this novel was pretty good and i think the author is a great writer, the story was just too slow-paced for my liking.
DNF at 60%
even though i fairly enjoyed this book in the beginning,
it later became too slow for me and i stopped being
invested in the story. however, it was very original and
might decide to finish it one day, but i know that for now, i can't.
the fighting of the monsters was nicely done, there were a lot of details so i could imagine quite well how the scenes looked. the monsters were creative and most of the time i truly had no idea how they're going to win.
the worldbuilding was good, the author explained to us how the world works, and gave us lots of more details through stories Lythel knew. i loved reading the stories since they were all well written, like the entire novel, and interesting
the characters were likable, well most of them. Lythel, our main character, was very original, she was herself, and loved the way she spoke. her friend Desil however, wasn't very likable. for me he was just a bit too religious which at times made me uncomfortable. other than that, he didn't do much, and he didn't do anything significant. the side characters were cute, i loved the way they interacted with Lythel, and i enjoyed reading about her relationship with her parents.
overall, this novel was pretty good and i think the author is a great writer, the story was just too slow-paced for my liking.