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A review by meganyntan
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher
5.0
i really enjoyed this duology and will be picking up other books set in this world.
highlights of this duology:
- witty banter
- dry/sarcastic humor
- a sweet will they/wont they romance
- fun adventure
- a world where they openly shit on misogyny
- fun characters with depth who are generally "good" people (kind of), character growth
- a great final battle
- it made me laugh out loud
- it made me cry and i feel like books that make me cry are doing something right bc i feel at least some attachment to them
gripes:
- this didn't need to be two books lol but i'm just being picky - the first one would've felt unsatisfying to read on its own
- i feel like i would've really appreciated a map (it wasn't hard to follow without)
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i honestly needed a quick fun read after finishing two darker/heavier trilogies and this really hit the spot. the writing was very down to earth, easy to read, and straight forward. it was fast-paced but didn't feel rushed. i could definitely see myself rereading these and will probably buy them at some point in the future.
i honestly don't know how my rating system works anymore but i'm gonna do it based off of enjoyment and not "literary merit" or whatever so i guess this gets 5* (idk if that's bc it rly just hit the spot for what i was looking for)
highlights of this duology:
- witty banter
- dry/sarcastic humor
- a sweet will they/wont they romance
- fun adventure
- a world where they openly shit on misogyny
- fun characters with depth who are generally "good" people (kind of), character growth
- a great final battle
- it made me laugh out loud
- it made me cry and i feel like books that make me cry are doing something right bc i feel at least some attachment to them
gripes:
- this didn't need to be two books lol but i'm just being picky - the first one would've felt unsatisfying to read on its own
- i feel like i would've really appreciated a map (it wasn't hard to follow without)
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Spoiler
rip brenneri honestly needed a quick fun read after finishing two darker/heavier trilogies and this really hit the spot. the writing was very down to earth, easy to read, and straight forward. it was fast-paced but didn't feel rushed. i could definitely see myself rereading these and will probably buy them at some point in the future.
i honestly don't know how my rating system works anymore but i'm gonna do it based off of enjoyment and not "literary merit" or whatever so i guess this gets 5* (idk if that's bc it rly just hit the spot for what i was looking for)