Reviewed by Silvara on
I'm not sure what it was about this book, but it was kind of a chore to get through it. It's not that I disliked the characters or the story, but I just kept coming up with all kinds of things to do other than read. When I was reading it, I really liked most of what was happening, and wanted to know what would happen next. But the moment my attention wandered, it was like pulling teeth to pick the book back up again.
I loved Quicksilver and Fox, they really were the best parts of the book. I didn't care for Sly Boots all that much though. I liked the way magic worked in the book, and how all witches had a demon. It was also neat how the bones they were searching for all had personalities.
There are some sad parts in the book, a few places where you might want to have tissues handy. There are also a lot of funny moments, and sweet ones. There isn't a lot of world-building in the book, you never really learn much beyond the very very basics, and even some of those were skipped over.
At almost 500 pages, you would expect more information about how the world works. And less dragging of the plot. I liked a number of things in the book, but they didn't stick with me for long after finishing it.
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 7 November, 2016: Finished reading
- 7 November, 2016: Reviewed