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A review by dreareads_
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Maybe my expectations were too high but this book disappointed me and not just because I thought this book would be sapphic and it definitely wasn't.
This book is like Good Omens and This Is How You Lose The Time War but if you took the weakest portions of the story and made a whole book about it.
It has the lyrical writing of Time War but none of the beautiful character development and seamless world building. Time War shows that you don't need heavy exposition or space to create an interesting world and focus on your characters, but this book built on the essence of Azril without providing enough context for the rest of the world.
This book is perfect for people that love Crowley in Good Omen, especially David Tennants performance but much darker. If you like the characters interactions in relation to humanity then you will love the second half of this book, unfortunately you will have to force yourself to read the first half of it. And even during the second half, it simply does not do enough work to build the relationship between our main characters to make up for the first 100 pages.
The main problem of the book is that the character of the Angel is as flat as a cardboard cut out. He is a straight edge character with no personality, interests, or motivations. Unfortunately the book really misses the opportunity to create an interesting and unique dynamic between the main characters.
TW:
This book is like Good Omens and This Is How You Lose The Time War but if you took the weakest portions of the story and made a whole book about it.
It has the lyrical writing of Time War but none of the beautiful character development and seamless world building. Time War shows that you don't need heavy exposition or space to create an interesting world and focus on your characters, but this book built on the essence of Azril without providing enough context for the rest of the world.
This book is perfect for people that love Crowley in Good Omen, especially David Tennants performance but much darker. If you like the characters interactions in relation to humanity then you will love the second half of this book, unfortunately you will have to force yourself to read the first half of it. And even during the second half, it simply does not do enough work to build the relationship between our main characters to make up for the first 100 pages.
The main problem of the book is that the character of the Angel is as flat as a cardboard cut out. He is a straight edge character with no personality, interests, or motivations. Unfortunately the book really misses the opportunity to create an interesting and unique dynamic between the main characters.
TW: