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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
3.5
i wanted so deeply to adore this story and it sounded like everything i’d love, with so many glowing reviews
objectively, this is a fantastic story. but book ratings depend on my overall enjoyment and i just couldn’t find myself falling into this world at all, throughout the entire novel there remained a disconnect and i continuously spaced out because it didn’t engage me, the plot was boring, the characters slightly more interesting but not enough. i’m really sad this book didn’t work for me, i know this book has worked for so many so it’s probably a wrong time kinda thing
it wasn’t a bad book by any means and i truly think i could have loved this in a different time and different headspace </3
objectively, this is a fantastic story. but book ratings depend on my overall enjoyment and i just couldn’t find myself falling into this world at all, throughout the entire novel there remained a disconnect and i continuously spaced out because it didn’t engage me, the plot was boring, the characters slightly more interesting but not enough. i’m really sad this book didn’t work for me, i know this book has worked for so many so it’s probably a wrong time kinda thing
it wasn’t a bad book by any means and i truly think i could have loved this in a different time and different headspace </3