Scan barcode
A review by yellowbinge
Blade of Castrial by Niranjan
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Publishing date: 31.01.2025 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Thank you to NetGalley and Geetha Krishnan for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
Starting to read a series with a novella has worked for me before, I thought it might here too. It didn't.
My problems:
Thrown into the politics of the world with barely any information
Not much happens at all, and what does happen isn't that interesting
I was more interested in the world than the couple, and they got a lot of attention
The ending was deeply unsatisfying
All of this together left me uninterested in the series as a whole. I noticed that a lot of other people did enjoy this, so I will assume it is a me-problem. Maybe I should have started with the first full book of the series instead of the novella. However, I suspect I won't pick it up. 2 stars, not what I expected.
Thank you to NetGalley and Geetha Krishnan for the ARC. My opinions are my own.
Starting to read a series with a novella has worked for me before, I thought it might here too. It didn't.
My problems:
Thrown into the politics of the world with barely any information
Not much happens at all, and what does happen isn't that interesting
I was more interested in the world than the couple, and they got a lot of attention
The ending was deeply unsatisfying
All of this together left me uninterested in the series as a whole. I noticed that a lot of other people did enjoy this, so I will assume it is a me-problem. Maybe I should have started with the first full book of the series instead of the novella. However, I suspect I won't pick it up. 2 stars, not what I expected.