A review by music_maker
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A wild ride. Ada Palmer throws wrinkle after wrinkle into a story set in a world already riddled with them. It's easy to get lost, dazed, and completely emersed in the book, but after finishing it and gaining some distance, any reflection tends to elicit not fondness or interest, but simply leaves one thinking: What?
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