A review by belle13
Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I started losing a little patience for this series because there is just SO much happening and the author continuously introduces new characters. It's too many new characters and I can't keep up or feel connected to them. In saying this, the writing is good and the plot has potential. It is so strange that the FMC always talks about how close she is to someone but has only known them for a few days - either the author is trying to make a point of saying this character forms unhealthy connections or the writing is unrealistic. In terms of the romance this book was the best so far. The spice was great and the relationship was believable. I did wish that she would have just one platonic relationship with a man because it is so unrealistic that they are all just in love with her. I honestly felt anxious throughout the whole book because there was just so much happening and now I am aware that each book ends on a cliffhanger. The ending was intense but not as explosive as I had hoped, because the author hasn't spent time creating meaningful bonds between characters I was not as affected by the deaths. This was a good book, the writing is really good and it did hook me.