A review by readwithev
A Shadow In The Reaping by Brynne Weaver

Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
  • The main character Lu has a lot of wandering internal thoughts (1st person perspective) it’s a very modern, casual tone. She curses a lot and breaks the 4th wall saying things like, “if you heard this song, you’d love it too.” Or “if you understood the pain I’d been through you…” it’s super jarring for me and feels very out of place in a dark romance/fantasy book.
  • I like that Lu is funny, but I think the cursing/swearing can be too much. It almost distracts from the intensity of a scene, for example when ember discovered Lu’s true name.
  • I would prefer if Weaver just kept the physical description of Lu’s emotions. For example, I loved the scene where Ashen is helping her into the fire cauldron/shadow world portal.
  • Ashen’s descriptions don’t make sense in my opinion. His eyes are expressive yet he’s also stoic and cold. Maybe if Weaver included chapters from his perspective?
  • The writing over all feels immature. Lu is supposed to be 5,000+ yrs old and I’m not getting a sense of maturity from her.
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