A review by vivianne
Angel Mage by Garth Nix
3.0
Spoiler free mini review.
This book was very much just an okay/average book for me. I feel like I never really got into it that well.
I do really love the magic system, which was the strong point of this book. I feel like that was so creative and well thought out. The world was also good. I especially liked the refusers element, angels and the beastlings. But I felt like more could have been added to make it more interesting. The story line was a bit underwhelming and I felt like there was just one main plot, that could have been made more interesting especially towards the end. I just missed some surprising twists. I also felt like the pacing was a little bit off.
I also liked the characters enough, but I felt like I wanted more from them. Especially from the four. In the beginning I was obsessed with Liliath I found her such an awesome villain; so determined, so strong, so mysterious. However towards the ending I felt like the focus was not so much on her and I feel like I wanted so much more from her as a character and villain. What I LOVED was that in this world the women had really high powerful places in society and that it wasn’t questioned, e.g. the cardinal and captain of the guard.The writing style was also just okay. I did like the multiple pov, but this also made it not as mysterious because you know what the good and the bad guys are doing.
I was most disappointed with the ending. I really felt like what was the point of this 536 page book, since it's a standalone. It just ended? No epilogue? Where do the characters end up? What will happen to the world? So unsatisfying.
This book was very much just an okay/average book for me. I feel like I never really got into it that well.
I do really love the magic system, which was the strong point of this book. I feel like that was so creative and well thought out. The world was also good. I especially liked the refusers element, angels and the beastlings. But I felt like more could have been added to make it more interesting. The story line was a bit underwhelming and I felt like there was just one main plot, that could have been made more interesting especially towards the end. I just missed some surprising twists. I also felt like the pacing was a little bit off.
I also liked the characters enough, but I felt like I wanted more from them. Especially from the four. In the beginning I was obsessed with Liliath I found her such an awesome villain; so determined, so strong, so mysterious. However towards the ending I felt like the focus was not so much on her and I feel like I wanted so much more from her as a character and villain. What I LOVED was that in this world the women had really high powerful places in society and that it wasn’t questioned, e.g. the cardinal and captain of the guard.The writing style was also just okay. I did like the multiple pov, but this also made it not as mysterious because you know what the good and the bad guys are doing.
I was most disappointed with the ending. I really felt like what was the point of this 536 page book, since it's a standalone. It just ended? No epilogue? Where do the characters end up? What will happen to the world? So unsatisfying.