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the_sapphicstoryteller 's review for:
Lies We Sing to the Sea
by Sarah Underwood
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I couldn't bring myself to finish this. I don't care about all the fuss from the dodgy interview we all heard of.
From the start, I actually really liked it. It was engaging, the pacing was good and I found myself genuinely wanting to know more. But quickly, everything went down. The pacing slowed down, the characters were still super shallow and unlikable and when I stopped (at around 60%) absolutely nothing was happening. It was just getting super long and tiring to keep reading about nothing really. I'm a little bit upset and disappointing because I was looking for this releaseand it was a huge let down.
While I enjoy Greek mythologies books and retelling, I personally don't know that much about the Odyssey nor The Penelopiad and I thought that I would learn some history but apart from details there wasn't much (at least until when I stopped).
From the start, I actually really liked it. It was engaging, the pacing was good and I found myself genuinely wanting to know more. But quickly, everything went down. The pacing slowed down, the characters were still super shallow and unlikable and when I stopped (at around 60%) absolutely nothing was happening. It was just getting super long and tiring to keep reading about nothing really. I'm a little bit upset and disappointing because I was looking for this releaseand it was a huge let down.
While I enjoy Greek mythologies books and retelling, I personally don't know that much about the Odyssey nor The Penelopiad and I thought that I would learn some history but apart from details there wasn't much (at least until when I stopped).