A review by lunarstrudel
Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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

2.5

Sigh. I really wanted to like this, but ugh. So much no. Should have listened to my gut and dnfed it early, but I liked the worldbuilding and wanted to see where it was going. I ended up skimming  the last 20% because it was due back at the library, and I didn't want to use another hold slot on it, but wanted to see if it got better. No folks, it got worse. So many eyerolls, much gratuitous violence that felt pointless... It felt like a first draft that needs a lot of editing. There was a lot of repetitive explanations and meandering exposition, and entire povs that didn't seem to have a point. Editing is important! I wish that more time had been spent refining it, because it could be a really good story. I'll try other books by this author but probably won't continue this series.
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