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A review by saintlychelle
The Shadow of Polaris by D.L. Houpt, D.L. Houpt
adventurous
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you D.L. Houpt and Black Sheep Literary for this ARC!!
It was super easy to get into for the first few chapters: the flow of the story made me want to keep reading, and it was easy for me to want to read the next chapter. It then became rather slow for a little over half the book and I had a hard time wanting to keep up with it. I do understand that the pacing was slow in the first half only because there's so much building up to all the action in the latter half of the book, though.
I loved the descriptive words throughout the story. They really allowed me to vividly visualise everything, and I really felt immersed. However I do feel this caused the story's pacing to drag on too much.
The worldbuilding was just right for me - not too much where it felt like a history/geography lesson and not too little where I felt lost - and I think it's because of the descriptive storytelling.
Elpis is definitely a strong female main character worth rooting for, her animal companion Arcturas is so lovable, and I can see Aryx being book boyfriend material. Overall I enjoyed the book!
It was super easy to get into for the first few chapters: the flow of the story made me want to keep reading, and it was easy for me to want to read the next chapter. It then became rather slow for a little over half the book and I had a hard time wanting to keep up with it. I do understand that the pacing was slow in the first half only because there's so much building up to all the action in the latter half of the book, though.
I loved the descriptive words throughout the story. They really allowed me to vividly visualise everything, and I really felt immersed. However I do feel this caused the story's pacing to drag on too much.
The worldbuilding was just right for me - not too much where it felt like a history/geography lesson and not too little where I felt lost - and I think it's because of the descriptive storytelling.
Elpis is definitely a strong female main character worth rooting for, her animal companion Arcturas is so lovable, and I can see Aryx being book boyfriend material. Overall I enjoyed the book!