A review by scriptrix
Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

3.0

I got really excited during the first few chapters of this book. I REALLY thought I might have finally found something that can comp to Sabriel. The worldbuilding and the premise - dead who live among the living, shrouded, and necromancers who revive them periodically -  were so cool and exciting, and Sabriel is one of my favorite books of all time, so I was eager to get into something that gave me the same feels. 

But the plot bogged down after

Spoiler

Evander died

, and never quite recovered after that. Half the book was a slow exploration of Odessa's grief journey instead of an adventure, and when we finally got back to that part, the momentum had already been lost. No one's more disappointed than me. I really, really wanted this book to nail it. :(