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A review by kezerus
Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
First, before I can think about other aspects of the book, the writing has to be detailed. There are spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, contradictions and repetitions beyond belief. It's Extremely simple and surface level with laughably cringey dialogue, so much so I assumed this was a children / middle grade book. And I feel it probably should be in that category or at the very starting end of young adult, considering the main character doesn't let herself properly swear etc.. The only mature theme included is the mention and description of sex a few times -which could've easily been tweaked to keep critical points from being missed.
Despite hating the writing, I got to the 25% mark (when I was originally going to stop reading) and realised I was enjoying the plot. I now saw the writing as trashy that was comfy and easy to read. All throughout the book, I felt the plot always unfolded at a good pace with interesting mysteries and good development of character dynamics. Devi was really lovable at the end, with a good sense of self and showed that her cockiness was earned through all the fighting during the novel. There was a great amount of action and I was content with the ongoing world building, feeling like I had a good grasp on information given to me whilst knowing there's so much untold about the world around us. Book one ended at a good, pivotal point so I'm excited to start the sequel.
Despite hating the writing, I got to the 25% mark (when I was originally going to stop reading) and realised I was enjoying the plot. I now saw the writing as trashy that was comfy and easy to read. All throughout the book, I felt the plot always unfolded at a good pace with interesting mysteries and good development of character dynamics. Devi was really lovable at the end, with a good sense of self and showed that her cockiness was earned through all the fighting during the novel. There was a great amount of action and I was content with the ongoing world building, feeling like I had a good grasp on information given to me whilst knowing there's so much untold about the world around us. Book one ended at a good, pivotal point so I'm excited to start the sequel.