Reviewed by thepunktheory on
This book dives straight into the action. Instead of spending a hundred pages on world-building, and situating the reader, here we start in medias res. It was a nice change after reading many other books that dragged on at first. Naturally, you'll have a few confusing moments but you'll soon be able to figure things out.
The story is rather interesting, and we learn along with the characters as they make their journey. I like the backstory/mythology Sarah Harian came up with and was immediately fascinated by the concept.
I was also rather excited to read more but it appears while originally this was meant to be part one of a duology, the second book was canceled (?).
The ending came rather abruptly and I was a bit irritated when the book was suddenly over. I didn't feel like a good conclusion and I fully expected there to be another novel picking up from there. Alas, I'm out of luck.
As for the characters, it took me a while to relate to them. Honestly, for me what made this book great was the story and the journey. The characters were mostly a side-note for me. So, keep that in mind if you need to feel really connected to a character in order to enjoy a book.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 12 June, 2020: Finished reading
- 12 June, 2020: Reviewed