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A review by blankpagepanic
Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Until We Shatter was fun and fast-paced, with an interesting magic system that also manages to be inventive and innovative.
There is some explanation about the magic at the beginning of the book (eARC, in my case, don't know how it'll be in the finished copies) that gives some insight into how the magic works, but it only scratches the surface. The complexity of the magic is taught through the story, which was great as it is my preferred method anyway.
The twist was fairly predictable if you pay attention but in a rewarding way! I was on the edge of my seat to see whether I was right as well as to find out HOW the heist would play out.
There were a few things I think could have maybe been done a little better, like the one or two monologues we had with characters explaining things, and the MC spends a little too many thoughts going back to a few particular moments (we get it, X phrase by Y character was important), but other than these minor things this was a highly enjoyable read that went by SUPER fast.
Thank you NetGalley and Hodderscape for the ARC.
There is some explanation about the magic at the beginning of the book (eARC, in my case, don't know how it'll be in the finished copies) that gives some insight into how the magic works, but it only scratches the surface. The complexity of the magic is taught through the story, which was great as it is my preferred method anyway.
The twist was fairly predictable if you pay attention but in a rewarding way! I was on the edge of my seat to see whether I was right as well as to find out HOW the heist would play out.
There were a few things I think could have maybe been done a little better, like the one or two monologues we had with characters explaining things, and the MC spends a little too many thoughts going back to a few particular moments (we get it, X phrase by Y character was important), but other than these minor things this was a highly enjoyable read that went by SUPER fast.
Thank you NetGalley and Hodderscape for the ARC.