what a refreshing, powerful story! a slow build up with an impactful payoff. the narrator was great as well. I highly recommend this book!
wow!
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The story is pretty entertaining, I love a good split point of view book, but it fell a bit flat in terms of conclusions. A lot of big concepts were introduced throughout the book (patriotism, propaganda, tradition vs modernization, sexism, etc) but none of them were really ever addressed more deeply. For example, while I..
The second half was better than the first. There was a lot of action in the first a half. Doesn’t follow a typical story structure. It was okay, blood over bright haven was better
There was never a dull moment, I was hooked from the beginning! I recommend this to anyone
Fever dream from my home town
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I really wanted to like this book. It takes place in my hometown, and the descriptions of the area are very accurate. However, unfortunately, it reads a little bit like a fever dream. Thin characters, too many plots, half fleshed out storylines, weird connections. Just didn’t at all feel believable.
What started as a good story and idea was stretched far beyond its natural course. It would take a lot more suspension of disbelief than reasonable to get through to the end. It’s a lot like a tv series with a good first season that has been renewed way too many times and the writers..
Great novel, narrator needed a bit more pronunciation training. A fifteen word minimum is silly
It’s a slow build then a flash in a pan and a slow grind to finish. I don’t think I connected with any of the characters. The world building was decent. Characters were lacking.
The magic and fight scenes are spectacular and emotional. The world building and characters leave much to be desired.
I knew nothing about this book when I got it, and was a little unprepared how gorey, sad, and dark this would be. I almost gave up on it, but the end made me rethink my own shortcomings as a person, and helped me appreciate a different cultural perspective about sacrifice, family, bloodlines, and marriage.