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A review by mrfroggy
The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski
2.0
Reread this bc i remembered loving this series as a kid but unfortunately it does not live up to my memories :(
The plot moved slowly and the mc had little agency in the actions she took, often getting carried along by the plans of others or convenient plot points that served her goals. The mc was boring and one dimensional, presenting no unique characteristings that made her an intereseting perspective to explore the world from.
The world building has a lot of potential with the magic system based in natural born affinities to different crafts and elements, and the school system of elite education to train these skills reserved for nobility gives an interesting dichotomy of trained artisans and magic workers, but this isnt explored at all in the story.
Overall very boring and disappointing, but it did get me into reading rutkoski who has since become one of my favorite authors <3
The plot moved slowly and the mc had little agency in the actions she took, often getting carried along by the plans of others or convenient plot points that served her goals. The mc was boring and one dimensional, presenting no unique characteristings that made her an intereseting perspective to explore the world from.
The world building has a lot of potential with the magic system based in natural born affinities to different crafts and elements, and the school system of elite education to train these skills reserved for nobility gives an interesting dichotomy of trained artisans and magic workers, but this isnt explored at all in the story.
Overall very boring and disappointing, but it did get me into reading rutkoski who has since become one of my favorite authors <3