A review by dragoninwinterfell
Countess by Suzan Palumbo

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The summary for Countess sounds like it should be exactly my type of book. Suzan Palumbo's latest novel is a gender swapped retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas set in space. The difficulty is that the book was far too short to do justice to the story being told. Everything feels rushed. Instead of following the character through the twists and turns, we get summaries of what's going on. What we got of the world building and characterization was good. I just wish it had been at least three times as long.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.