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moodreaderhan's Reviews (623)
It's heartbreaking because I am the audience for this book, but I'm not the biggest fan of pov writing style. Maybe it's just my mood. Maybe I'll come back to it. TBD.
2.75 Stars
Thank you NetGalley, Viking Penguin, and Maggie Stiefvater for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
- Thoughts:
One thing I will never fault is Maggie Stiefvater’s writing. I have fallen in love with it time and time again. This was unlike Maggie’s previous book lanes, but it still had her bones in it with her love of history and magical realism. However, writing aside I was not a fan of much else. I wanted a more in depth dive into our characters, the plot, the love story, the setting, and that is not what we were given. The pacing of the story dragged, and I found myself divided on whether I was eager to find out what happens next or eager for the story to be over.
Ultimately, I will always pick up a book that has Maggie Stiefvater’s name attached to it, but this one was a major let down.
- Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:
E-book
- Pace:
Slow to Medium to Slow
- Cover thoughts:
Intriguing! It reminds me of the liminal spaces aesthetic trend going on currently.
- Triggers:
War, Suicide Attempt, Self Harm, Classism, Ableism, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Grief, Loss, Death of Parent, Violence, Abuse, Hate Crime, etc.