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A review by ebonwilde
Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
2.0
2.92 ★ — basically your run of the mill romantasy. i had high hopes for this for the first half because of the magic system, the most riveting part of the book. the heist plot was also intriguing, but the powers weren't explained enough for me to fully make sense of everything, and it wasn't enough to overshadow any faults the book had.
the characters severely lacked any depth. cassiel is every ya fantasy love interest. he's "infuriating" and "insufferable" and "reckless" and every other word used to describe annoying male hotness. i'm sure other people like this archetype, but if i wanted to read about jace herondale, i'd open up city of bones like a normal person. can we please find another mmc to clone. there's got to be more than one male personality in the world?? his loserishness is even worse because it makes cemmy look stupid and pathetic for being in love with him. like it takes a lot for me to hate female characters—i rarely even hate female villains—but the second she fell for cassiel, i lost all respect for her. however, she's better in that she actually has a personality. it's not necessarily any more original than what cassiel has going on, but since we're reading from her perspective, her character is actually shaped by her specific story. on the other hand, you could exchange cassiel with jace herondale clone #465, and not a single person would notice. and the rest of the characters are empty shells at best.
thank you to netgalley for the advanced copy.
the characters severely lacked any depth. cassiel is every ya fantasy love interest. he's "infuriating" and "insufferable" and "reckless" and every other word used to describe annoying male hotness. i'm sure other people like this archetype, but if i wanted to read about jace herondale, i'd open up city of bones like a normal person. can we please find another mmc to clone. there's got to be more than one male personality in the world?? his loserishness is even worse because it makes cemmy look stupid and pathetic for being in love with him. like it takes a lot for me to hate female characters—i rarely even hate female villains—but the second she fell for cassiel, i lost all respect for her. however, she's better in that she actually has a personality. it's not necessarily any more original than what cassiel has going on, but since we're reading from her perspective, her character is actually shaped by her specific story. on the other hand, you could exchange cassiel with jace herondale clone #465, and not a single person would notice. and the rest of the characters are empty shells at best.
thank you to netgalley for the advanced copy.