A review by leorejoanne
Updraft by Fran Wilde

3.0

I really wanted to like this book; in fact, in the beginning I had the feeling that it was going to become a new favourite, the world it described was so different and interesting, and that point remained the strongest in this novel - the worldbuilding is really good, however it does not receive enough focus. Beyond that it was a bit of a miss, a constant "almost". The characters were not fully fleshed out, but rather cardboard-y and stereotypical, and some of them were not consistent in their actions. And finally, I myself have no problem with "chosen one" tropes, but this one did not feel especially fresh or exciting.