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A review by charlesalexander
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
I can't do it, I cannot do it, I'm throwing in the towel. At almost 200 pages in, it's not going to get better.
I can't dickride for YA fantasy, it's so sickening. How it was possible for this book to fall so flat, I can't tell you. It's salt and pepper and no other seasonings.
Luzia is stupid, Valentina is horrid. Overpowered protagonist from the beginning--first she's a homely nothing and then she lets her hair down and everyone is drooling. Should I do a backflip for magic Cinderella?
The romance...why? Some shit I truly hate, yeah, why not pair the ancient vampire with the 20-something he has a teacher-student relationship with? Like don't piss me off.
No one memorable, don't know how Bardugo fumbled this one.
I can't dickride for YA fantasy, it's so sickening. How it was possible for this book to fall so flat, I can't tell you. It's salt and pepper and no other seasonings.
Luzia is stupid, Valentina is horrid. Overpowered protagonist from the beginning--first she's a homely nothing and then she lets her hair down and everyone is drooling. Should I do a backflip for magic Cinderella?
The romance...why? Some shit I truly hate, yeah, why not pair the ancient vampire with the 20-something he has a teacher-student relationship with? Like don't piss me off.
No one memorable, don't know how Bardugo fumbled this one.