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A review by nglofile
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
3.0
At different parts of the story, I might have rated this work lower or higher. It's inventive, and I initially loved the character of Karou (even wishing we'd spent more of our time experiencing her life in Prague). However, there were long stretches when I lost interest, pressing on simply to finish. The very end restored a little faith, I'm glad to say, but I don't know how truly invested I am in this world.
audiobook note: A strong performance by Khristine Hvam, but this may be one of those books I would have liked more had I read it in print. More than once scenes were muddled because a transition wasn't clearly buffered or communicated, whereas a paragraph break or spacing would have signaled the change. I also wonder whether some of the issues I had with pacing would have been similarly offset with visual cues.
audiobook note: A strong performance by Khristine Hvam, but this may be one of those books I would have liked more had I read it in print. More than once scenes were muddled because a transition wasn't clearly buffered or communicated, whereas a paragraph break or spacing would have signaled the change. I also wonder whether some of the issues I had with pacing would have been similarly offset with visual cues.