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A review by boekenbabbel
The Moonlight Blade by Tessa Barbosa
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The synopsis of this book reminded me of ‘The Hunger Games’, and I would definitely place this book next to that one. The story is thrilling and compelling and I found myself rooting for the main character. The main character, Narra, is a likeable character that had won me over very quickly.
The story takes place in a place inspired by the Philippines and while I was reading, I regularly noticed how limited my knowledge of the culture is. This made it a bit harder at times to understand everything, but it was really interesting to learn more about it.
The only thing I ‘disliked’ about this book is the amount of information that you received. There was a lot of information about the world in the story, about the ‘society’ in Bato-Ko, about religious aspects, about the previous life of the main character… This made it a bit too descriptive sometimes and honestly, it wasn’t always easy to follow the story because of this. Sometimes, I had to decide for myself to ‘skip’ this information (meaning: don’t try to understand and remember everything) and focus on the story itself.
All in all, I really liked this book. I think it is a very strong story and I kept thinking about it, even when I wasn’t reading. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who lis a fan of books like ‘The Hunger Games’.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for giving me a chance to read an advanced copy of this book.
The story takes place in a place inspired by the Philippines and while I was reading, I regularly noticed how limited my knowledge of the culture is. This made it a bit harder at times to understand everything, but it was really interesting to learn more about it.
The only thing I ‘disliked’ about this book is the amount of information that you received. There was a lot of information about the world in the story, about the ‘society’ in Bato-Ko, about religious aspects, about the previous life of the main character… This made it a bit too descriptive sometimes and honestly, it wasn’t always easy to follow the story because of this. Sometimes, I had to decide for myself to ‘skip’ this information (meaning: don’t try to understand and remember everything) and focus on the story itself.
All in all, I really liked this book. I think it is a very strong story and I kept thinking about it, even when I wasn’t reading. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who lis a fan of books like ‘The Hunger Games’.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for giving me a chance to read an advanced copy of this book.