Review by rooree - The City of Stardust

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rooree 's review for:

The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Could be tempted to a 3.75 but unfortunately too many things underdeveloped to hit the spot. I liked the mystery and intrigue in the first half, the writing in places is lovely, the keys to unlock travel between different worlds/places in the world is interesting, as is the portrayal of the gods. However, after the first half I found it increasingly frustrating. I feel like there are numerous plot holes, an underdeveloped magic system and why completely time skip the majority of the year of traveling and exploring the political intrigue of the world of scholars? It artificially advanced/jumped the plot and made it seem like she suddenly had a load of knowledge and sleuthing skills out of literally nowhere despite living a very sheltered upbrining. The character building was a bit underdevloped, mostly in relation to the surrounding characters who could have been quite promising. I found the ending a bit predictable and convenient. Want to like this book more than I actually do! Reminds me of the Starless Sea in many ways, but SS had much better world building.

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