A review by ommageden
Sundial by Catriona Ward

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sundial is a book that has a lot of weirdness packed into it. Not in like a weird acid trip kind of way but in a way where every few chapters you just keep saying "what the fuck?" In a "you can't believe this kind of abuse is happening and is normalized". 

The content of the book is a bit out there, and it really has a bunch of conflicting ideas, but overall it made for a good read. The ending in my opinion was rather disappointing. I won't go into details but it felt unearned and undeveloped by the characters. 

I enjoyed it, the first half of the book was very good. It just felt like the second half wasted the potential of the ideas the first half brought.
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