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claudcloud 's review for:
So This Is Ever After
by F.T. Lukens
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In the best way possible, this feels exactly like the second arc of a D&D campaign, and I had such a good time with it!
I did have some gripes with the book, mainly due to the plot feeling a bit lacking, the magic system being kind of just there and the characters being a little underdeveloped and too heavily reliant of the TTRPG archetypes that we all know and love, especially the secondary characters, which pains me a little to say because they're all so cool!!! If I didn't have that background knowledge of D&D and how it works (thank you, Critical Role!) I'm sure I wouldn't have enjoyed this nearly as much as I did, and the book feels like it couldn't stand on its own without said knowledge.
Despite all that, I just... you can't present me with pining and foretold romance and a situation that you can only escape by falling in true, real love, and not expect me to eat it up! You just can't!! I was yelling at Arek and Matt constantly and wanting to just shake them and stick them in a room together until they told each other the truth (get it? cause even that didn't work????) but I still deeply rooted for them, even with the full knowledge of what the endgame would be. If the characters in a book don't make me scream at least once, either in exasperation, frustration or joy? I don't want them!
Also, I know that I'll expose myself a little bit by saying this, but here goes - give me all the miscommunication and wondering from a distance and being unsure of everything all the time. I understand it, deeply, even in my late 20s, and I will always love seeing brains like my own represented in my books!
Despite all that, I just... you can't present me with pining and foretold romance and a situation that you can only escape by falling in true, real love, and not expect me to eat it up! You just can't!! I was yelling at Arek and Matt constantly and wanting to just shake them and stick them in a room together until they told each other the truth (get it? cause even that didn't work????) but I still deeply rooted for them, even with the full knowledge of what the endgame would be. If the characters in a book don't make me scream at least once, either in exasperation, frustration or joy? I don't want them!
Also, I know that I'll expose myself a little bit by saying this, but here goes - give me all the miscommunication and wondering from a distance and being unsure of everything all the time. I understand it, deeply, even in my late 20s, and I will always love seeing brains like my own represented in my books!