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A review by justjeanettelee
The Chase Begins by Aimee Donnellan
3.0
3.5/5 ⭐️
The one big downfall with this book is that it kinda reads/feels like you’re missing a whole heap of backstory and essential world building/establishment. Sure, you have the amazing map and the Dramatis Personae and other such things at the beginning of the book, but it felt really lacking otherwise. I needed just that ounce of history to establish the story, and not just what was explored throughout the book.
Loved Lark’s character, and they’re the first non-binary character I’ve read, so while it was initially hard to get used to seeing their pronouns being used, it was also a breath of fresh air. Wren I feel has more to give us. And Nightingale. Now there’s a character I’d like to know more about.
Will I continue on? Absolutely. It was fast paced, action packed, intriguing characters, and a very interesting magical system.
The one big downfall with this book is that it kinda reads/feels like you’re missing a whole heap of backstory and essential world building/establishment. Sure, you have the amazing map and the Dramatis Personae and other such things at the beginning of the book, but it felt really lacking otherwise. I needed just that ounce of history to establish the story, and not just what was explored throughout the book.
Loved Lark’s character, and they’re the first non-binary character I’ve read, so while it was initially hard to get used to seeing their pronouns being used, it was also a breath of fresh air. Wren I feel has more to give us. And Nightingale. Now there’s a character I’d like to know more about.
Will I continue on? Absolutely. It was fast paced, action packed, intriguing characters, and a very interesting magical system.