A review by atarbett
The Drowning City by Amanda Downum
2.0
It's not the worst fantasy I've ever read. But my overall impression is one of "meh."
My biggest problem was the characters. There was no sense of them as real people. They were just names (confusing and seemingly interchangeable names) that went from one scene to the next. There was no sense of life or passion in any of them. These people are killing and breaking hearts and pretty much setting the whole world on its head and I don't know why.
The setting was interesting and well-developed, but I had no sense of the international politics. Honestly, but the end of the book, I still couldn't tell you the city or country the whole story took place in.
If you're really hard up for a book, then give it a try, but there are better stories out there.
My biggest problem was the characters. There was no sense of them as real people. They were just names (confusing and seemingly interchangeable names) that went from one scene to the next. There was no sense of life or passion in any of them. These people are killing and breaking hearts and pretty much setting the whole world on its head and I don't know why.
The setting was interesting and well-developed, but I had no sense of the international politics. Honestly, but the end of the book, I still couldn't tell you the city or country the whole story took place in.
If you're really hard up for a book, then give it a try, but there are better stories out there.