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Fateless
by Julie Kagawa
DID NOT FINISH: 37%
Thank you to Edelweiss and HarperCollins for providing me with an early copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I'm so sad to have to DNF this book (at 57&) but I'm just bored. I usually love Kagawa and her writing but this one just did not hold my interest even over halfway through the title.
I tend to really dig into an assassin themed book. Given my love of Throne of Glass, I have high expectations when it comes to this genre. I need to feel pulled into the world and understand the characters who play these rolls. What makes them tick? What makes them stay?
The build up of the fantasy world seemed like it would be interesting to me at first. Julie's writing and lush and full of apt descriptions, usually enabling me to be able to frame the scenes out in my mind. And the book had a fast pace to it. But I was lost as to how the world came to be and how the magic system worked. There was some action that held my interest for a bit but not enough to make me want to keep turning the pages. I felt like a lot was happening but not much was happening all at the same time. It was like watching an Indiana Jones film but never really getting to the point of why I was investing my time.
I also wasn't invested in the characters. I wanted to give them a chance but I just didn't feel a pull to them or find them relatable. I didn't care about any of them or what happened to them.
I am a fan of well written YA, which is why I picked this one up. Plus, Kagawa has not steered me wrong in the past. But this is not what I expected. I can see how it may appeal to the very young YA crowd, perhaps middle school. I won't give up on Kagawa but I won't be continuing with this series.
I'm so sad to have to DNF this book (at 57&) but I'm just bored. I usually love Kagawa and her writing but this one just did not hold my interest even over halfway through the title.
I tend to really dig into an assassin themed book. Given my love of Throne of Glass, I have high expectations when it comes to this genre. I need to feel pulled into the world and understand the characters who play these rolls. What makes them tick? What makes them stay?
The build up of the fantasy world seemed like it would be interesting to me at first. Julie's writing and lush and full of apt descriptions, usually enabling me to be able to frame the scenes out in my mind. And the book had a fast pace to it. But I was lost as to how the world came to be and how the magic system worked. There was some action that held my interest for a bit but not enough to make me want to keep turning the pages. I felt like a lot was happening but not much was happening all at the same time. It was like watching an Indiana Jones film but never really getting to the point of why I was investing my time.
I also wasn't invested in the characters. I wanted to give them a chance but I just didn't feel a pull to them or find them relatable. I didn't care about any of them or what happened to them.
I am a fan of well written YA, which is why I picked this one up. Plus, Kagawa has not steered me wrong in the past. But this is not what I expected. I can see how it may appeal to the very young YA crowd, perhaps middle school. I won't give up on Kagawa but I won't be continuing with this series.