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brianreadsbooks's Reviews (820)
This book had such a great, unique story. Her world and characters are interesting and different than I've ever read before. Unfortunately, the book really needed a good editor.
Regardless, it's absolutely worth a read if you love fantasy and are craving something new and different.
Pros:
- great, well-developed, never-seen-before protagonist; a strong female character, with depth and twists
- an interesting cast of secondary characters
- unique magic mechanic
- awesome story that kept me reading
Cons:
- a huge number of incidental characters that have too many pages dedicated to them, but never get fully developed. I like large casts in books, but most of these started promising, but then disappeared from focus.
- slow start; takes about 20% to really get going
- overuse of flowery prose. She tried hard to sound epic and literary, but hasn't mastered the style. It fell flat, almost distracting from an otherwise good book.
- I got tired of certain words always in italic wherever they appeared. It's hard not to read them with emphasis, and they didn't merit it.
There is a planned sequel to this book, and I will probably pick it up to see where the story and characters go. However, this book stands alone so you won't have to commit to a series.
Regardless, it's absolutely worth a read if you love fantasy and are craving something new and different.
Pros:
- great, well-developed, never-seen-before protagonist; a strong female character, with depth and twists
- an interesting cast of secondary characters
- unique magic mechanic
- awesome story that kept me reading
Cons:
- a huge number of incidental characters that have too many pages dedicated to them, but never get fully developed. I like large casts in books, but most of these started promising, but then disappeared from focus.
- slow start; takes about 20% to really get going
- overuse of flowery prose. She tried hard to sound epic and literary, but hasn't mastered the style. It fell flat, almost distracting from an otherwise good book.
- I got tired of certain words always in italic wherever they appeared. It's hard not to read them with emphasis, and they didn't merit it.
There is a planned sequel to this book, and I will probably pick it up to see where the story and characters go. However, this book stands alone so you won't have to commit to a series.
Really interesting story. If you like magical realism, and have interest in gender roles, family and self, you'll love it.
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