julis 's review for:

Elvenblood by Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton

2.0

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Elvenblood is book 2 in the series and…I think Misty bit off more than she could chew, honestly. She really starts to struggle as the cast gets larger, and this juggles 2-3 plots at all times. Shana basically gets sidelined in favor of new characters, and…jesus christ Misty does anyone in your world have a happy childhood? ffs. Anyway despite all of the dystopia there’s a lack of urgency. Shana et al are at a point where they can 1. continue overthrowing the elves or 2. not do that, and while they settle on #1 it’s because….otherwise the elves will come after them, while simultaneously they keep running into people who are not bothered by the elves. So the motivation makes no goddamn sense AND. And. It makes them all sound like awful people because the elves are literally keeping an entire human population enslaved. Why is this not your top priority???