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A review by thecourtofreading
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
not sure how i feel about this. i love and adore chloe gong, and whilst this book was really good, i felt that sometimes it fell a bit lax. the setting, the characters (especially calla) and the description was marvellous -- i really felt like i was there in the city with the characters -- but i had expected a bit more tension, a little bit more of a high-stakes game. all of the issues with other players were solved relatively quickly and without a lot of effort from calla and anton, and everything seemed to go slightly smoothly for them. the magic system was really interesting though, with certain characters being able to jump bodies; there was interview with chloe in the back of my copy that said in the next instalments she's going to explore that further which i'm excited to read about. generally, i have no other issues apart from the fact that i didn't really feel a sense of danger, a sense of being on the edge of my seat reading this, but it was definitely entertaining nonetheless.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child death and Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail