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dulcimermaid 's review for:
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
This is how the rain becomes a flood. One drop at a time.
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Okay. My immediate thought while reading this book, with near every page turn was: "Wow. This book is in sore need of a good editor." It's one of the few books I noticed a clear typo in the main character's name and many inclusions of Japanese terms were misused throughout. There were times when I was fully immersed and immediately ripped out of the world by a misplaced suffix. Typos are one thing; I can see how they get missed even with a critical eye. But a setting like this really needed more than just brief wiki-research.
That aside, I really enjoy Kristoff's style. I've seen complaints about the way his prose lingers and seems superfluous but I did appreciate the attention to setting, especially with the prior issues. The dialogue discounting misplaced terms was fluid and I loved the dialogues between Yukiko and Buruu. I adore Buruu.
I honestly struggle to think of a character in this book that I actively disliked, besides the villain. I loved Yukiko's character and development, especially when bouncing off of Buruu, and apart from some eye-rolling moments of vapid attachment/attraction to another character, she was very believable as a main character.
Overall, I'm a pretty generous reviewer, which is why this lies at 4 stars instead of 3 despite my issues (although I would say its a rounded up 3.5). I did genuinely enjoy Stormdancer and I can only hope that much of the issues I had with it are fixed with the second and third books.
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Okay. My immediate thought while reading this book, with near every page turn was: "Wow. This book is in sore need of a good editor." It's one of the few books I noticed a clear typo in the main character's name and many inclusions of Japanese terms were misused throughout. There were times when I was fully immersed and immediately ripped out of the world by a misplaced suffix. Typos are one thing; I can see how they get missed even with a critical eye. But a setting like this really needed more than just brief wiki-research.
That aside, I really enjoy Kristoff's style. I've seen complaints about the way his prose lingers and seems superfluous but I did appreciate the attention to setting, especially with the prior issues. The dialogue discounting misplaced terms was fluid and I loved the dialogues between Yukiko and Buruu. I adore Buruu.
I honestly struggle to think of a character in this book that I actively disliked, besides the villain. I loved Yukiko's character and development, especially when bouncing off of Buruu, and apart from some eye-rolling moments of vapid attachment/attraction to another character, she was very believable as a main character.
Overall, I'm a pretty generous reviewer, which is why this lies at 4 stars instead of 3 despite my issues (although I would say its a rounded up 3.5). I did genuinely enjoy Stormdancer and I can only hope that much of the issues I had with it are fixed with the second and third books.