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A review by siquebella
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
3.0
The writing style was beautiful, and it started off really strong. The description, language, and relationships were really engaging. No spoilers here, but up to the first dramatic plot twist early on, I was thoroughly invested. However, I was less thrilled with a plot twist that seemed more for shock value than building off the groundwork laid in the beginning. I kept reading hoping that it would get better, and while it continued to be beautifully written, there were a few things I didn't love:
The pacing was slow, but I didn't mind. Mostly for me it was limited view into the internal conflict/trauma of the MC and the way certain themes were pushed. I know themes are a matter of perspective and personal reading, and not representative of an author's writing style and ability. Paolini did, for all purposes of craft, and amazing job of depicting the world, the characters, and the dawning realizations of this new world the MC finds herself in. However, between not finding myself reinvested in the plot from that first twist and themes I didn't personally enjoy, however well they were written, this was a did not finish from me at about 250 pages in.
The pacing was slow, but I didn't mind. Mostly for me it was limited view into the internal conflict/trauma of the MC and the way certain themes were pushed. I know themes are a matter of perspective and personal reading, and not representative of an author's writing style and ability. Paolini did, for all purposes of craft, and amazing job of depicting the world, the characters, and the dawning realizations of this new world the MC finds herself in. However, between not finding myself reinvested in the plot from that first twist and themes I didn't personally enjoy, however well they were written, this was a did not finish from me at about 250 pages in.