A review by parue
The Queen of Sorrow by Sarah Beth Durst
2.0
I have very mixed feelings about this book.
On the one hand, I hated the first half of it. Naelin was incredibly annoying and I was so frustrated with her that she almost single-handedly ruined the entire book for me. On the other hand, the second half of the book was enjoyable for the most part.
Some relationships felt completely forced. There is one in particular that happens within the span of a page. I wish it was more fleshed out because one of the characters seemed interesting, though we barely know a thing about her other than she's shy and unsure of herself??? Then there are some people (like Hamon) that felt like they didn't really exist as people outside of their relationships. Hamon's mother is ten times more of an interesting character than Hamon, and we see much less of her in comparison.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that I only characters I really liked were Daleina and Garnah. I felt lukewarm or annoyed by pretty much everyone else.
On the one hand, I hated the first half of it. Naelin was incredibly annoying and I was so frustrated with her that she almost single-handedly ruined the entire book for me. On the other hand, the second half of the book was enjoyable for the most part.
Some relationships felt completely forced. There is one in particular that happens within the span of a page. I wish it was more fleshed out because one of the characters seemed interesting, though we barely know a thing about her other than she's shy and unsure of herself??? Then there are some people (like Hamon) that felt like they didn't really exist as people outside of their relationships. Hamon's mother is ten times more of an interesting character than Hamon, and we see much less of her in comparison.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that I only characters I really liked were Daleina and Garnah. I felt lukewarm or annoyed by pretty much everyone else.