starfrecklezz 's review for:

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

3.0

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As usual, McKinley's books have a rhythm with me. The first chapter, I'm bored to tears, forcing myself to continue reading. By the second, I'm sucked in so violently, nothing else ranks above finishing it, and I blast through the pages. But then there's the end, where it's like she always loses faith in her own stories, and loses momentum. She always strays, always just shifts gears, and I am always displeased by the ending. Every. Single. Book. I have read a huge chunk of them lately, and I have to say, this is my last. My heart can't take it, LOL. Her writing is decent, but sometimes exhausting.