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A review by anisyrah
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book is not what it was advertised to me as, so it’s difficult to not have that cloud my opinion.
I was told this was a sapphic fantasy novel with fae, heavy emphasis on the queer romance. And while that was maybe 2% of the book, there was more on page development between two straight characters—and even then, the “development” of that romance wasn’t very strong.
And when we did get spice? It was so incredibly bland and maybe lasted a minute in audiobook reading. There was no kicking of my little feet, and that’s incredibly disappointing.
On top of that, the pacing of the book’s story as a whole feels incredibly slow and off-kilter. We spent so much time just wandering around that it felt very ungrounded and disorganized. Although I will say, the twist fully caught me off guard and I gasped, so that was a win!
Not my favorite. Not sure if I’ll read the rest in this series when they come out.
I was told this was a sapphic fantasy novel with fae, heavy emphasis on the queer romance. And while that was maybe 2% of the book, there was more on page development between two straight characters—and even then, the “development” of that romance wasn’t very strong.
And when we did get spice? It was so incredibly bland and maybe lasted a minute in audiobook reading. There was no kicking of my little feet, and that’s incredibly disappointing.
On top of that, the pacing of the book’s story as a whole feels incredibly slow and off-kilter. We spent so much time just wandering around that it felt very ungrounded and disorganized. Although I will say, the twist fully caught me off guard and I gasped, so that was a win!
Not my favorite. Not sure if I’ll read the rest in this series when they come out.