A review by cottagecoregrandma
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Overall, pretty mid. The concept in several was unique and interesting, beautiful writing, great characters, some very captivating scenes, and the audio narration was great. However it took about 50% before anything really happens. Lots of different perspectives and kept adding more as the book went on, and it quickly got confusing especially since tHey're is no indicator of the POVs changing/who is speaking (at least in audio book., not sure about print.) There were so many points where I had to rewind because I had no idea what was going on.
By 85% I was just ready for this book to be over, then by 92% or so I turned up the audio speed because I was just so ready for it to be over.
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