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A review by asreadbykat
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
4.0
True Rating: 4/5
Originally, I was going to say my true rating for this novel was 4.5/5 stars. After all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and seeing more about Morrigan's journey in Nevermoor. However, I dropped that final half star because I realized that as much as I enjoyed seeing what happened...there was so much happening in the story that it felt like nothing happened at all.
In this novel alone, Morrigan has to deal with the prejudice and discrimination against Wundersmiths; the mysterious disappearances; her own powers; and her schooling with her new group. That is A LOT to cover, and while "Wundersmith" is a thick read, it's important to remember that much of that bulk comes to smaller-sized pages with fewer words on it. There simply isn't enough space in the story to cover every single one of those plot points well, and it ends up hurting the story a bit. While a fun read, it's hard to get as fully sucked in because we're jolting from one issue to the next, without getting any real depth to them, and without truly getting to know the newer characters.
While it makes sense for plots to get more complicated as a series goes on, there is such a thing as making them cluttered, and this definitely feels like it. All of the plot points I mentioned could have worked together better, but rather than somehow seamlessly tying into each other, they all felt distinctly different to me.
That being said, I still really enjoyed the book and the world it kept expanding, and it still managed to make me excited for the third one.
TL;DR: Still a fun and interesting read, but maybe took on too much plot-wise.
Originally, I was going to say my true rating for this novel was 4.5/5 stars. After all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and seeing more about Morrigan's journey in Nevermoor. However, I dropped that final half star because I realized that as much as I enjoyed seeing what happened...there was so much happening in the story that it felt like nothing happened at all.
In this novel alone, Morrigan has to deal with the prejudice and discrimination against Wundersmiths; the mysterious disappearances; her own powers; and her schooling with her new group. That is A LOT to cover, and while "Wundersmith" is a thick read, it's important to remember that much of that bulk comes to smaller-sized pages with fewer words on it. There simply isn't enough space in the story to cover every single one of those plot points well, and it ends up hurting the story a bit. While a fun read, it's hard to get as fully sucked in because we're jolting from one issue to the next, without getting any real depth to them, and without truly getting to know the newer characters.
While it makes sense for plots to get more complicated as a series goes on, there is such a thing as making them cluttered, and this definitely feels like it. All of the plot points I mentioned could have worked together better, but rather than somehow seamlessly tying into each other, they all felt distinctly different to me.
That being said, I still really enjoyed the book and the world it kept expanding, and it still managed to make me excited for the third one.
TL;DR: Still a fun and interesting read, but maybe took on too much plot-wise.