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charliauthor 's review for:
Year of the Reaper
by Makiia Lucier
(2.5) I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this book or how to write this review because its just so...meh.
On the one hand, I quite liked the main character Cas and all his flaws having survived imprisonment and torture after catching some sort of plague. I was invested enough in his personality and how he interacted with the world around him but everything else was just sort of...vague.
Its called Year of the Reaper but theres hardly any reaping going on and the fact that Cas can see dead people isnt very well fleshed out and seeing them doesnt actually help him in any way or progress the story. The whole thing felt rather unfinished and didnt live up to any of the potential of the content that she touches on.
People are dying of plague - What plague? Why?
Two countries are at war so their rulers have to unite in marriage - Why are they fighting?
More time was spent describing clothes shopping and the food they like to eat then actually fleshing out the world or the actual plot. Cas is tortured for three years and we never really explore what that has done to him mentally or learn how he was able to survive.
The first half of the book is a bit of a slog because nothing really happens and the things that do happen, you struggle to understand why. There just didnt seem to be any real point to the book and even having finished it, my first thought is...what was the point of that?? There was no need for this to be written as its just so mediocre and unfulfilling.
The writing itself has its own issues with odd, seemingly unfinished sentences and weird formatting. There were countless times I had to re read because I didnt realise something had happened so it didnt make sense. The writing wasnt impactful in any way which was odd.
In short, this book was a massive disappointment and was only somewhat saved by the tiny bit of romance and the likability of the MC, despite having no real connection to him.
On the one hand, I quite liked the main character Cas and all his flaws having survived imprisonment and torture after catching some sort of plague. I was invested enough in his personality and how he interacted with the world around him but everything else was just sort of...vague.
Its called Year of the Reaper but theres hardly any reaping going on and the fact that Cas can see dead people isnt very well fleshed out and seeing them doesnt actually help him in any way or progress the story. The whole thing felt rather unfinished and didnt live up to any of the potential of the content that she touches on.
People are dying of plague - What plague? Why?
Two countries are at war so their rulers have to unite in marriage - Why are they fighting?
More time was spent describing clothes shopping and the food they like to eat then actually fleshing out the world or the actual plot. Cas is tortured for three years and we never really explore what that has done to him mentally or learn how he was able to survive.
The first half of the book is a bit of a slog because nothing really happens and the things that do happen, you struggle to understand why. There just didnt seem to be any real point to the book and even having finished it, my first thought is...what was the point of that?? There was no need for this to be written as its just so mediocre and unfulfilling.
The writing itself has its own issues with odd, seemingly unfinished sentences and weird formatting. There were countless times I had to re read because I didnt realise something had happened so it didnt make sense. The writing wasnt impactful in any way which was odd.
In short, this book was a massive disappointment and was only somewhat saved by the tiny bit of romance and the likability of the MC, despite having no real connection to him.