A review by nadiaherondale
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I've been thinking for days what to say in my review because I liked the series in the core, I was engaged with the characters, I ended up liking the world building even though I was a bit confused about it at first, but to be fair the writing bored me. The over prosaic narrative sometimes took me out of the story and I had to read some parts several times to understand it (granted English is not my first language, but I have studied it for 20 years and I've never had any problems reading other books). I think the book (and the series) is good, just that the writing style is not for me
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