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randi_jo 's review for:
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
by Sue Lynn Tan
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Giving this one a 3 stars mostly because it had really good pros and really bad cons, so it sort've evened itself out.
Pros:
- the action scenes are engrossing, and I mean cannot tear eyes away from the page kind of engrossing. Loved it, SO much.
- the plot is *chef's kiss* fabulous. I'm always happy to see more and more non-western retellings of tales and myths, and this one is particularly creative and pretty.
- understandable magic system with clear limitations. MC isn't too OP (although it pushes that towards the end) and fails sometimes.
Cons:
- the romance 'triangle' is too much, too in your face, too constant. The two male leads are always doing the gorilla puff chest whenever they see one another, which is like ALL THE TIME because, idk drama, ig. Too many boundaries about a relationship are set and then almost immediately broken; the flip flopping between "I love him" and "we can only be friends" is cringe and frustrating. Once is meh, but every other chapter is infuriating.
- MC feels too juvenile to even be THINKING about men when she can't even go 30 seconds without having a screaming fit because someone in a position of power told her 'no'. I'm pretty sure she's like 18 or 19 by the end of the book. Actually, I am unsure why this is not marketed as YA. I'm pretty sure this is YA.
Pros:
- the action scenes are engrossing, and I mean cannot tear eyes away from the page kind of engrossing. Loved it, SO much.
- the plot is *chef's kiss* fabulous. I'm always happy to see more and more non-western retellings of tales and myths, and this one is particularly creative and pretty.
- understandable magic system with clear limitations. MC isn't too OP (although it pushes that towards the end) and fails sometimes.
Cons:
- the romance 'triangle' is too much, too in your face, too constant. The two male leads are always doing the gorilla puff chest whenever they see one another, which is like ALL THE TIME because, idk drama, ig. Too many boundaries about a relationship are set and then almost immediately broken; the flip flopping between "I love him" and "we can only be friends" is cringe and frustrating. Once is meh, but every other chapter is infuriating.
- MC feels too juvenile to even be THINKING about men when she can't even go 30 seconds without having a screaming fit because someone in a position of power told her 'no'. I'm pretty sure she's like 18 or 19 by the end of the book. Actually, I am unsure why this is not marketed as YA. I'm pretty sure this is YA.