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A review by 12dejamoo
The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I am seriously so obsessed with these books like just the whole concept of them is amazing, so compelling. I used to think Irene was a bit meh but she's really grown on me, and now I really like her! Plus just the general chaos is so much fun and having to navigate it all is just ahh. I love it, and I love when Irene plays secrets and messes with people it's so great.
Spoilery bit:
WHY DID SHE KISS HIM NOOOOOOO. I knew it was coming but I am so so so against Irene and Kai together. He's SO childish! Literally any other character would be better. Pair her with Jin Zhi for all I care! Also the fall out from Kai like hiding in Vale's world with her is gonna be so messy like ughhh.
There was a lot of dragon action in this book and I do like the dragon plots but the Fae plots just hit so much harder. And yes I might be biased because I love Zayanna, but still. Something about the fairytale/story thing just is so interesting to me. But hey, we play a little dragon politics now and that's good too. Plus we get a little of the Fae with Lily so it's not a complete loss.
I particularly liked the scenes in the speakeasies. Idk they were just so fun and Irene sneaking out and tricking people is so fun.
And the dragons and their scary silencing potion! Oh man.
I liked Evariste, it was fun to have another Librarian involved in the plot and see how he used the Language and everything differently to Irene.
Slightly frustrated by the ending with Evariste's daughter's plot kind of just solved quietly offscreen. I guess it's not really the point but yeah it felt like we could have had more of that. But oh well, I did like the conversation between Irene and Ya Yu.
Spoilery bit:
There was a lot of dragon action in this book and I do like the dragon plots but the Fae plots just hit so much harder. And yes I might be biased because I love Zayanna, but still. Something about the fairytale/story thing just is so interesting to me. But hey, we play a little dragon politics now and that's good too. Plus we get a little of the Fae with Lily so it's not a complete loss.
I particularly liked the scenes in the speakeasies. Idk they were just so fun and Irene sneaking out and tricking people is so fun.
And the dragons and their scary silencing potion! Oh man.
I liked Evariste, it was fun to have another Librarian involved in the plot and see how he used the Language and everything differently to Irene.
Slightly frustrated by the ending with Evariste's daughter's plot kind of just solved quietly offscreen. I guess it's not really the point but yeah it felt like we could have had more of that. But oh well, I did like the conversation between Irene and Ya Yu.