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The Never Tilting World
by Rin Chupeco
>> January 2020 readalong for Books and Tea Book Club.
Holy wow, the premise and worldbuilding are absolutely brilliant. Basically none of my questions were answered — except — so I need the second book ASAP, please and thank you.
This is a really engaging adventure with a really cool dual aesthetic, but I initially had some trouble figuring out what was going on, then I found it a bit difficult to stay immersed: the chapters seemed relatively short and they kept jumping between the two storylines and four narrators. As much as I liked all the central characters, I felt like there may have been too many POVs going on, which sometimes made it difficult to differentiate them and added to my confusion.
It may have been the pacing or the aforementioned structure, but I feel like the book went by in a blink. It also may have been that I didn't really get a sense of urgency from any of the narrators, so the primary source of tension was character relationships, rather than.
But overall, The Never Tilting World is a solid beginning and I have reasonable hopes for [b:The Ever Cruel Kingdom|48612798|The Ever Cruel Kingdom (The Never Tilting World, #2)|Rin Chupeco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581368187l/48612798._SY75_.jpg|69283274]!
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CONVERSION: 11.4 / 15 = 4 stars
Prose: 8 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 8 / 10
Emotional Impact: 6 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 10 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: 4 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 4 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 4 / 5
Holy wow, the premise and worldbuilding are absolutely brilliant. Basically none of my questions were answered — except
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what will happen when the twins finally meet, though that's still a little bit up in the air tooThis is a really engaging adventure with a really cool dual aesthetic, but I initially had some trouble figuring out what was going on, then I found it a bit difficult to stay immersed: the chapters seemed relatively short and they kept jumping between the two storylines and four narrators. As much as I liked all the central characters, I felt like there may have been too many POVs going on, which sometimes made it difficult to differentiate them and added to my confusion.
It may have been the pacing or the aforementioned structure, but I feel like the book went by in a blink. It also may have been that I didn't really get a sense of urgency from any of the narrators, so the primary source of tension was character relationships, rather than
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the quest to reach the Abyss or the mystery of the BreakingBut overall, The Never Tilting World is a solid beginning and I have reasonable hopes for [b:The Ever Cruel Kingdom|48612798|The Ever Cruel Kingdom (The Never Tilting World, #2)|Rin Chupeco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581368187l/48612798._SY75_.jpg|69283274]!
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major character death(s), non-graphic sexual content, survivor's guilt & PTSD, implied past sexual assault, animal deaths (fictional creatures)rep:
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WLW MCs, F/F central romance, chronically ill MC, Asian-coded MC, amputee MC, diverse major & minor characters-----------
CONVERSION: 11.4 / 15 = 4 stars
Prose: 8 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 8 / 10
Emotional Impact: 6 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 10 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: 4 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 4 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 4 / 5