mmefish's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
A disappointment.
The sisters continue keeping secrets from each other, like in book 1, only it doesn't make sense anymore. They don't grow. They repeat the same mistakes. They repeat the same words, sentences, paragraphs.
And nothing happens.
All interesting ideas (Alina interracting with shadows, the Witch/the magpie, Elise's romance with a captain, the Moon powers) are wasted. We get more pointless poundering instead. Oh, and one (1) scene with the caricature of a villain, who is apparently both Lenin and Rasputin. He basically eats children's souls by the way.
Speaking of, what was the point of even including the revolution? It's a plot device and nothing more. Only there is no real plot to find.
Then we come to Merile and her dogs. Oh boy, this girl really just exists to speak differently. Merile literally adds nothing to the plot, and as there were only four Romanov sisters, I really don't see the point of her character.
And her dogs were written only so they could conveniently die, which I just knew from the beginning. We love to include animals to kill them 🥰
If all of that wasn't bad enough, the book doesn't even resolve anything. It's not even an open ending, it's just trash.
What an utter waste of time.
The sisters continue keeping secrets from each other, like in book 1, only it doesn't make sense anymore. They don't grow. They repeat the same mistakes. They repeat the same words, sentences, paragraphs.
And nothing happens.
All interesting ideas (Alina interracting with shadows, the Witch/the magpie, Elise's romance with a captain, the Moon powers) are wasted. We get more pointless poundering instead. Oh, and one (1) scene with the caricature of a villain, who is apparently both Lenin and Rasputin. He basically eats children's souls by the way.
Speaking of, what was the point of even including the revolution? It's a plot device and nothing more. Only there is no real plot to find.
Then we come to Merile and her dogs. Oh boy, this girl really just exists to speak differently. Merile literally adds nothing to the plot, and as there were only four Romanov sisters, I really don't see the point of her character.
And her dogs were written only so they could conveniently die, which I just knew from the beginning. We love to include animals to kill them 🥰
If all of that wasn't bad enough, the book doesn't even resolve anything. It's not even an open ending, it's just trash.
What an utter waste of time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
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