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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.
Cornelia Funke is a master at writing dark, fantastical tales. She is the author who first got me, as a child, into dark fairytales. Reckless is like the Inkheart trilogy in that it is dark, with few happy endings. However, unlike the Inkheart trilogy, Funke throws you into the story with very little backstory building.
Because we are just thrown into the story, we aren’t given an opportunity to know Will before his transformation. This hurt the characters in the story immensely.
While the writing was beautiful, the plot failed to maintain my interest. The stakes didn’t feel particularly high as we had no time to care for the characters. The world seemed so interesting and dark, the way the magic worked fascinating. However, the lack of fleshing out of the characters really affected my ability to enjoy it fully.
Full review will be on my blog on June 25th, 2021.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Cornelia Funke is a master at writing dark, fantastical tales. She is the author who first got me, as a child, into dark fairytales. Reckless is like the Inkheart trilogy in that it is dark, with few happy endings. However, unlike the Inkheart trilogy, Funke throws you into the story with very little backstory building.
Because we are just thrown into the story, we aren’t given an opportunity to know Will before his transformation. This hurt the characters in the story immensely.
While the writing was beautiful, the plot failed to maintain my interest. The stakes didn’t feel particularly high as we had no time to care for the characters. The world seemed so interesting and dark, the way the magic worked fascinating. However, the lack of fleshing out of the characters really affected my ability to enjoy it fully.
Full review will be on my blog on June 25th, 2021.
