A review by theciz
The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan

3.5

This book started quite trite and mediocre, and I found myself skimming some paragraphs, expecting a disappointing read. But actually, the more I read, the more the story grew on me, and I finished actively interested to read more. The characters are quite flat and archetypal, but the world building and overall mysteries in the plot more than made up for it, even if some of the smaller ones are quite predictable. Medieval Spanish history and Jewish folklore are both new areas to me, which gave this a refreshing take on familiar fantasy tropes.