Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
2 reviews
saltycoffee's review against another edition
This book is a meal without taste. Incredible plot convenience mixed with characters so paper thin they're made of tissue paper made this story overwhelmingly flavorless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Death, Hate crime, and Torture
shadereads's review against another edition
I can't quite put a finger on what bugged me about this book, probably because there were multiple things that all added up to me not wanting to continue. For one, the book is massive, but the catalyst happened in the first 50 pages. That feels too quick. I would have liked a little more time getting to know the 'before' life before such drastic changes happened in their lives, and just get to know the characters in general and how the magic system worked.
For two, I didn't enjoy how the main female lead was being treated. She had her life basically taken away from her before she had a chance, and has seen nothing but trauma and death since the story started. There was a whole chapter that could have been taken out involving her, because it feels like it gave too much away too quickly, leaving little intrigue to get invested in, because we already know who is shady and who we shouldn't trust.
Overall, if this was trying to be like The Wheel of Time or Brandon Sanderson, I don't think it hit that mark for me. It's probably one of those books that's long for the sake of being long.
For two, I didn't enjoy how the main female lead was being treated. She had her life basically taken away from her before she had a chance, and has seen nothing but trauma and death since the story started. There was a whole chapter that could have been taken out involving her, because it feels like it gave too much away too quickly, leaving little intrigue to get invested in, because we already know who is shady and who we shouldn't trust.
Overall, if this was trying to be like The Wheel of Time or Brandon Sanderson, I don't think it hit that mark for me. It's probably one of those books that's long for the sake of being long.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Hate crime and Forced institutionalization
More...