beebeewin's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The concept and world building of this story are very interesting, but the character building was disappointing. I am so use to Garth Nix's books painting this vivid world and populating it with characters that I am drawn to and invested in, but not this one. I felt like maybe Nix was trying to do too much in one book, because I feel like this could have been a fascinating series. I would love to get to know the characters more and see their friendship truly build, because in this book I was supposed to believe in the end they loved each other when in reality they only really interacted with only each other, from our perspective, maybe 3 times. It felt like a movie montage kind of friendship but even less concrete than that. It would have just enriched the world so much to actually care about the characters Either way I don't know that I would recommend this book to anyone, unless you want to just read about an interesting world with no investment.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
doomsbae's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
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