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A Tempest of Emerald Dream by William J. Wood
1.5
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

pros:
ace protagonist, mlm side characters, sapphic side character, non-binary side character 
short chapters
reads very quickly

cons: 
bury your gays trope
(the only named non-binary character as well was killed, technically, before the book even started, what??)
no worldbuilding, like at all
no development on characters, relationships or the world itself
no plot- or a flimsy, boring one at best
‘chosen one discovers they have powers and are destined to fight a great evil’ - original 🙄
the writing had a ton of editing mistakes all through out- from spelling, to grammar to sentences repeating- if there had been one extra level of editing maybe it would have been enjoyable on some level

this put me in such a slump and should’ve only taken a few hours to read but i struggled because of how unenjoyable this is. there are no memorable scenes, the characters barely interact on an important level and i was just,,, not excited to read this.

after finding this on tiktok i was really excited but unfortunately, it missed the mark by quite a lot. 

but even as far as rep went, i didn’t think the ace representation was as good as it could’ve been. the way the protagonist phrased it seemed very closed minded, even when being ace is such a broad spectrum. 

overall: yikes.