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Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha
4.0
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rise of the Red Hand was an interesting dystopian in that we were able to see things from both sides. However, I think because of this dual view, we also lost a lot of the world building and understanding of what's going on in this future. As this is a series, I think there's some room for forgiveness with regards to this, but nothing about the initial story made me want to find out more. It was this strange in-between of not being given enough information, and being given just enough that made me go "meh." My biggest issue, and this is often the case in these books, was with the romance. There was honestly no point or reasoning behind it. It happened extremely quickly, and the characters chemistry didn't warrant this. I was confused when it started, and even more confused by how quickly it became intense. The two main characters are going through something troubling and groundbreaking. They're from two completely different sides of this fight. Yet, they very quickly fall in love and are infatuated with one another. This really is what kept this from being a higher rated book for me, and is unfortunately what a lot of the characters actions hinged upon.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rise of the Red Hand was an interesting dystopian in that we were able to see things from both sides. However, I think because of this dual view, we also lost a lot of the world building and understanding of what's going on in this future. As this is a series, I think there's some room for forgiveness with regards to this, but nothing about the initial story made me want to find out more. It was this strange in-between of not being given enough information, and being given just enough that made me go "meh." My biggest issue, and this is often the case in these books, was with the romance. There was honestly no point or reasoning behind it. It happened extremely quickly, and the characters chemistry didn't warrant this. I was confused when it started, and even more confused by how quickly it became intense. The two main characters are going through something troubling and groundbreaking. They're from two completely different sides of this fight. Yet, they very quickly fall in love and are infatuated with one another. This really is what kept this from being a higher rated book for me, and is unfortunately what a lot of the characters actions hinged upon.