A review by camielpov
Runemarks by Joanne Harris

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This one didn't grab me. It had the potential but the characters aren't very fleshed out and just when things get a bit more interesting character wise the story moves on. At 3/4th of the book Ethel Parson is introduced who is arguably the most interesting of all but gets little screentime possible for the second book. The ending didn't leave me wanting more. It felt a bit rushed and disjointed. Many characters that just don't seem to get a proper ending in favor of some literally indescribable crazyness that happens in Hel. Time and place doesn't function as normal, and as a reader you sure as Hel don't know who is where anymore. 

There is a section where the dream of one of the "villains" is described and you get a *very* short backstory of 3 sentences how he went on to become the man he is now. That was a nice emotional moment but sadly the only one that really struck a chord.