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A review by aingealwroth
Vials and Tribulations by S.L. Rowland
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
3.25*
Lowered rating due to the set up of book 2 leading... almost nowhere in this one. This book tied off the loose ends but didn't take advantage of the majority of the plot that was there for the taking.
In total this series ended up being about how we all need to help each other and how systemic poverty can corrupt a system (not to mention how people get treated). Overall a great message, but it gets pushed a bit hard to make this idle reading. Maybe for a YA (or younger) audience the large emotional swings, lack of a direct "villain" (though there is an antagonist) and the blatant moral component wouldn't hit so awkwardly.
All in all, a tolerable end for the trilogy.
Lowered rating due to the set up of book 2 leading... almost nowhere in this one. This book tied off the loose ends but didn't take advantage of the majority of the plot that was there for the taking.
In total this series ended up being about how we all need to help each other and how systemic poverty can corrupt a system (not to mention how people get treated). Overall a great message, but it gets pushed a bit hard to make this idle reading. Maybe for a YA (or younger) audience the large emotional swings, lack of a direct "villain" (though there is an antagonist) and the blatant moral component wouldn't hit so awkwardly.
All in all, a tolerable end for the trilogy.