A review by derigibleplums
The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

I feel like this is a tad unfair, I didn’t realise until I was over halfway done with this that it’s in fact the third in a trilogy and it really suffers for that. 

Even giving it the benefit of the doubt, I really couldn’t stand this. The world-building and character development felt inadequate when included but also noticeably absent throughout which meant I spent most of this just feeling lost which never resolved into understanding. There was such a huge cast that I struggled to care or keep up with them all and it simultaneously felt like it moved at a snail's pace but also rushed through all the important bits. 

I’m sure if I’d have read these in order a lot of my gripes would be unfair comments but sadly that's the risk of nominating the final book in a series for a major prize.