Reviewed by Leigha on
First, let me just say my eARC of Beasts of the Frozen Sun was poorly formatted. The dialog ran together multiple times, few of the sentences had proper formatting, and the page numbers were occasionally inserted into the middle of the page. It made for a very disjointed read. While I enjoyed the book enough to keep reading, my rating/review has most likely been impacted by the actual experience of reading it.
I’m struggling to write a review for this book. I liked so much about it, such as the overarching story and mythology. The star crossed lovers trope is one of my favorite. Lira and Reyker’s love story was beautifully done. As their love is the heart of the story, it had to be epic. Their growth from enemies to allies to lovers felt emotional and real. The mythology surrounding their love story was exquisitely detailed too.
And yet despite all the reasons to like the novel, I disliked so much about it. Way too much happens for anything to be given depth. The plot moves at a breakneck speed. The world building is massive, including various beings, cultures, and religions from across multiple locals. However, these various other societies didn’t feel complex or integral to the story. Like I said above, perhaps some of my issues with this book could have been perpetuated by the the poorly formatted eARC. It’s hard to say until a finished copy lands in my hands.
tl;dr A poorly formatted eARC left me feeling uncertain whether or not I actually liked this fantasy romance novel.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 21 February, 2019: Finished reading
- 21 February, 2019: Reviewed