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Society of Wishes
by Lynn Larsh, Elise Kova
Oh my god, I don’t know what to say. Ever since I fell in love with Elise Kova’s The Alchemists of Loom (review to follow!), I was highly anticipating the release of Society of Wishes. It almost literally hurts my heart to say that Society of Wishes is, without a doubt, my biggest reading disappointment of 2018. I am devastated, people. DEVASTATED. In all caps.
From ridiculously underdeveloped characters and their superficial relationships to the most awfully executed romantic development I’ve ever encountered, there was nothing in this book that I could emotionally invest in. Regarding the latter, the heroine developed feelings for a pale-as-fuck, inhumanely nonchalant love interest with whom she had, at most, four very brief interactions throughout the entire book. But whatever.
The plot progressed so slowly I had to take multiple breaks in between reading. I was also guilty of largely skimming the passages, if I’m being totally honest. To make matters worse, the story itself wasn’t even rewarding at all! The dialogue made me cringe a lot. There were too many information gaps to fully appreciate what was going on. The magic system, in particular, was frustratingly vague. As I read, I accumulated more questions than answers – some of them being: What is the point of all this? What’s the actual story? What are the stakes? Why should I care about any of these characters? Why is Society of Wishes so shockingly, unexpectedly terrible?
I am scrambling to come up with something remotely positive to say, but my mind keeps drawing a huge blank. On one hand, this is not the worst fantasy novel I’ve ever come across. On the other hand, I already have a digital copy of its sequel, but I am not entirely certain that I’ll ever muster the strength to try reading it because I’m worried I might hate the second book even more. Honestly, skip Society of Wishes altogether and pick up The Alchemists of Loom instead. That’s my two cents.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of Society of Wishes from the authors in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh! I apologize that it didn’t work out this time.
From ridiculously underdeveloped characters and their superficial relationships to the most awfully executed romantic development I’ve ever encountered, there was nothing in this book that I could emotionally invest in. Regarding the latter, the heroine developed feelings for a pale-as-fuck, inhumanely nonchalant love interest with whom she had, at most, four very brief interactions throughout the entire book. But whatever.
The plot progressed so slowly I had to take multiple breaks in between reading. I was also guilty of largely skimming the passages, if I’m being totally honest. To make matters worse, the story itself wasn’t even rewarding at all! The dialogue made me cringe a lot. There were too many information gaps to fully appreciate what was going on. The magic system, in particular, was frustratingly vague. As I read, I accumulated more questions than answers – some of them being: What is the point of all this? What’s the actual story? What are the stakes? Why should I care about any of these characters? Why is Society of Wishes so shockingly, unexpectedly terrible?
I am scrambling to come up with something remotely positive to say, but my mind keeps drawing a huge blank. On one hand, this is not the worst fantasy novel I’ve ever come across. On the other hand, I already have a digital copy of its sequel, but I am not entirely certain that I’ll ever muster the strength to try reading it because I’m worried I might hate the second book even more. Honestly, skip Society of Wishes altogether and pick up The Alchemists of Loom instead. That’s my two cents.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of Society of Wishes from the authors in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh! I apologize that it didn’t work out this time.