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lizbethandthelifeinbetween 's review for:
The Lives of Saints
by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
These stories are very short and there are a lot of them so they get repetitive very quickly.
As with any anthology some are better than others.
I'm not quite sure what was up with Alina's story as it was all about some kids who prayed to her. I was hoping it would be some sort of embellished or trained account of the Shadow and Bone series. For some of these saints it felt like they didn't really do anything at all but then you have the remember what point religion and saints would play in people's lives and how a story like this could become a mythos, and I would have loved to see the contrast between the real events and how it was being told.
As with any anthology some are better than others.
I'm not quite sure what was up with Alina's story as it was all about some kids who prayed to her. I was hoping it would be some sort of embellished or trained account of the Shadow and Bone series. For some of these saints it felt like they didn't really do anything at all but then you have the remember what point religion and saints would play in people's lives and how a story like this could become a mythos, and I would have loved to see the contrast between the real events and how it was being told.