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A review by marci_travels
Tinker by Wen Spencer
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I love how Wen Spencer really likes to push the borders of cool plots and unusual magic systems. I enjoyed her book, "A Brother's Price" and was looking forward to sinking into the Tinker series.
But sometimes, when an author pushes so hard to get a new concept of magic, new interactions of magical creatures, and a new twist on a romance that doesn't use every trope, well, sometimes something gets pushed right off the ledge.
It's me, I am convinced it was me. I read the book from cover to cover, but man, the ick factor was there almost immediately. From grandfather's eugenics manipulating to create the perfect grandchildren, the predatory conquests masquerading as a love triangle, and the Japanese mythology used as Chinese bad guys (this book was written in 2003 but I am pretty sure there were research libraries back then.)
And yet, I read it to the end. And maybe that was the point of the book. If our current world is bad, why wouldn't we want to live in Elfhome?
For those who like to read billionaire, age-gap, bad boy romances. According to Amazon analytics - that's a fast growing sub-genre. May be Wen Spencer is ahead of her time, and maybe it's me.
Votes on me.
But sometimes, when an author pushes so hard to get a new concept of magic, new interactions of magical creatures, and a new twist on a romance that doesn't use every trope, well, sometimes something gets pushed right off the ledge.
It's me, I am convinced it was me. I read the book from cover to cover, but man, the ick factor was there almost immediately. From grandfather's eugenics manipulating to create the perfect grandchildren, the predatory conquests masquerading as a love triangle, and the Japanese mythology used as Chinese bad guys (this book was written in 2003 but I am pretty sure there were research libraries back then.)
And yet, I read it to the end. And maybe that was the point of the book. If our current world is bad, why wouldn't we want to live in Elfhome?
For those who like to read billionaire, age-gap, bad boy romances. According to Amazon analytics - that's a fast growing sub-genre. May be Wen Spencer is ahead of her time, and maybe it's me.
Votes on me.