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A review by mrs_ailurophile
Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
1 Star
Second time I read this and I'm still not feeling it.
There was no sense of a timeline, very little development in characters or even plot, and there's a huge lack of cohesiveness and flow in O'Brien's writing.
It's very stilted and that was jarring to me since it could be one day, two weeks, a month, and on several occasions we skipped 1-3 years, with no rhyme or reason for the jump ahead (perhaps other than the author's own laziness).
But it is a quick, easy read, even if confusing and convoluted. For someone wanting something mindless and fast, Queen of the North while planning a wedding and training a newbie at work, it did just the trick.
Second time I read this and I'm still not feeling it.
There was no sense of a timeline, very little development in characters or even plot, and there's a huge lack of cohesiveness and flow in O'Brien's writing.
It's very stilted and that was jarring to me since it could be one day, two weeks, a month, and on several occasions we skipped 1-3 years, with no rhyme or reason for the jump ahead (perhaps other than the author's own laziness).
But it is a quick, easy read, even if confusing and convoluted. For someone wanting something mindless and fast, Queen of the North while planning a wedding and training a newbie at work, it did just the trick.