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The Bright and the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski
2.5
I seem to have a very hit or a miss track record with my secondary tbr's. The Bright & the Pale being on the "miss" lane. I think this is one of the books where the worldbuilding has potentials: it's atmospheric (I love the wintry landscape that's described in the book), it provides plenty of ingrdients for thematic developments, but unfortunately the actual execution of the writing falls way short.
Instead of stretching the limits, Rubinkowski played it safe with the character arcs and the plots. And through playing it safe, the actual essence of the writing is overly simplified and the messaging diluted. This is frustrating because despite the short length of the novel, I struggled to finish the whole thing due to the lack of coherent messages.
N.B. This book contains following content warnings: death, loss of loved ones, and violence
(2.5 stars out of 5)
Instead of stretching the limits, Rubinkowski played it safe with the character arcs and the plots. And through playing it safe, the actual essence of the writing is overly simplified and the messaging diluted. This is frustrating because despite the short length of the novel, I struggled to finish the whole thing due to the lack of coherent messages.
N.B. This book contains following content warnings: death, loss of loved ones, and violence
(2.5 stars out of 5)