A review by coltgalben
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 
I apologise in advance for the mistakes that may occur, english is not my first language. 

 

The book was great. I loved it. It has such interesting ideas and concepts... 

But there is a problem.  A big one for me. The main character is 16, and the love interest is 25. Yes, I know it's a fantasy story happening in a kingdom, and back in the day it was a common thing. But god dammit! It's a fantasy book with dragons that turn into humans, and wear mechanical earrings through which they talk with each other as if they have airpods! It had nothing to do with historical accuracy. The main character could have had a few more years - it wouldn't have changed much the story - or the love interest could have had less. It wouldn't have hurt the middle ages vibe at all. It's just stupid and I hate it and it's god damn fucking disgusting, because it's not only there, in the background, it is romanticised. And is so prominent in this type of stories and books and I'm fucking sick of it! Please stop it! It's weird! 

 

 I am going to put all the hope I have left in the humanity in the second volume. I'm putting this into the universe! Please! For the love of everything beautiful in this god forsaken world! Don't make these two lovers in the second one!!! I want to love this book, I really do. Please let me enjoy this beautiful story. 

Except for that, it was perfect. 

 

That is my opinion 

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