A review by sarrie
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 This one fell super flat for me unfortunately. I really loved the idea behind the setting and what parallels the author was trying to draw but I just did not connect to this.
Celeste (our main character) felt like every other "Flawed Female" character we get in urban fantasy stories with her 'burn the world down' mentality for one specific cause. The same can be said for her love interest, he was very much the Spike Style love interest of 'bad boy but good for her' type.
I think maybe if the story had been from Mariel's perspective it would have been much more interesting.
Spoiler Especially since both sisters are effectively murderers by the end. At least Mariel had a better reason. That whole, kill my boss's girlfriend because she's kind of mean was way to female on female violence for me. I didn't like that.
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