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In the Watchful City
by S. Qiouyi Lu
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When first starting this novella, I wasn't really sure what to expect, despite having read the description and being intrigued. This is not written in the traditional sense and feels almost more like an anthology of short stories by the same author rather than one cohesive tale.
While the entire plot did, eventually, make sense to me, the journey felt erratic and hard to follow. Realistically, this book can be summarized as "pretty words, no thoughts." There was so much prose that was beautiful, but the lack of cohesiveness for a plot made this not enjoyable for me.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When first starting this novella, I wasn't really sure what to expect, despite having read the description and being intrigued. This is not written in the traditional sense and feels almost more like an anthology of short stories by the same author rather than one cohesive tale.
While the entire plot did, eventually, make sense to me, the journey felt erratic and hard to follow. Realistically, this book can be summarized as "pretty words, no thoughts." There was so much prose that was beautiful, but the lack of cohesiveness for a plot made this not enjoyable for me.