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emilyrainsford 's review for:
The City of Zirdai
by Maria V. Snyder
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of those reviews I struggle to write because I really enjoyed this book and I'm not really sure what else to say about that lol! I love the unique world Snyder has created. The story is full of action and the end gets pretty wild and full of betrayals and twists and turns.
There's a character who gets forgiven who I don't think should have been, but alas. I'm waiting for that to come back and bite them on the bum honestly. I still struggle to feel any chemistry between Shyla and Rendor, there always seemed to be so much more spark with Jayden. And a lot of the secondary characters all just blurred together and weren't very well defined, like Elek, Ximen, Jaft etc.
Nonetheless, somehow I find myself forgiving all that because they're just kind of quirky books and I've enjoyed them anyway. Snyder has a way of ending chapters right in the middle of something happening that makes you just-one-more-chapter yourself into the early hours. The ending leaves a biggggg thread hanging and I can't wait for the third book!
There's a character who gets forgiven who I don't think should have been, but alas. I'm waiting for that to come back and bite them on the bum honestly. I still struggle to feel any chemistry between Shyla and Rendor, there always seemed to be so much more spark with Jayden. And a lot of the secondary characters all just blurred together and weren't very well defined, like Elek, Ximen, Jaft etc.
Nonetheless, somehow I find myself forgiving all that because they're just kind of quirky books and I've enjoyed them anyway. Snyder has a way of ending chapters right in the middle of something happening that makes you just-one-more-chapter yourself into the early hours. The ending leaves a biggggg thread hanging and I can't wait for the third book!