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A review by carlyavocado
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It hurts me to give this book such low rating. The only reason it even got 3 instead of 2 stars was because the last 150 pages made the book worth while. I would say at least 40% of this book was pointless drivel, useless information dumps, and unimportant cameo appearances from characters from the other novels. The pacing of this novel was so confusing.
**SLIGHT SPOILERS BELOW**
There seemed to be a bit of romance between Bitterblue and two of the male characters, but nothing comes of it. Which was disappointing. Like what was the point then?
The ending was somewhat worth the boring struggle of this unnecessarily long novel. They tied in characters from Fire. But that was it. The answers we get from Leck's mysterious reign are finally answered, but one with a brain can figure it out within the 1st 150 pages.
This book was mostly unnecessary and I'm glad it's over. I am disappointed.
**SLIGHT SPOILERS BELOW**
There seemed to be a bit of romance between Bitterblue and two of the male characters, but nothing comes of it. Which was disappointing. Like what was the point then?
The ending was somewhat worth the boring struggle of this unnecessarily long novel. They tied in characters from Fire. But that was it. The answers we get from Leck's mysterious reign are finally answered, but one with a brain can figure it out within the 1st 150 pages.
This book was mostly unnecessary and I'm glad it's over. I am disappointed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt