A review by ahouseman
Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess
2.0
I'm sorry to say that this book was not quite to my tastes or what I was expecting.
I feel like this book had so much potential which is partially what made it so disappointing.
There were good points, parts of the plot from the Volsung Saga mixed in with a new dystopian universe but as another commenter said, they weren't meshed well.
I think the main thing was that I wasn't made to care. More background was needed to make me fully feel like I wanted the characters to succeed or fail, and learning more about how and why London fell would have been interesting. The ending was also a bit abrupt for a novel which, at times, seemed to drag out. I also have to ask if the author has ever heard a teenager speak. Direct quote- 'It's horned me right up'? Seriously???
Saying that, I think the plot was very good and there were a few characters I really liked and enjoyed hearing about. Also the interpretations of some characters was different from what I had taken from the original which was interesting to consider.
I'm going to read the sequel and see if more world-building is established and what is twisted in the Sigurd legend. Hopefully it'll have more closure than his instalment had to offer.
I feel like this book had so much potential which is partially what made it so disappointing.
There were good points, parts of the plot from the Volsung Saga mixed in with a new dystopian universe but as another commenter said, they weren't meshed well.
I think the main thing was that I wasn't made to care. More background was needed to make me fully feel like I wanted the characters to succeed or fail, and learning more about how and why London fell would have been interesting. The ending was also a bit abrupt for a novel which, at times, seemed to drag out. I also have to ask if the author has ever heard a teenager speak. Direct quote- 'It's horned me right up'? Seriously???
Saying that, I think the plot was very good and there were a few characters I really liked and enjoyed hearing about. Also the interpretations of some characters was different from what I had taken from the original which was interesting to consider.
I'm going to read the sequel and see if more world-building is established and what is twisted in the Sigurd legend. Hopefully it'll have more closure than his instalment had to offer.