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3.0
Overall it was an okay read, but not entirely my cup of tea. The synopsis seemed promising which made me eager to start reading. I liked the possibilities the story had to offer, but unfortunately, in my opinion, they were not worked out to their full potential (for example, I would have liked to get to know more about the Keepers, or about the great evil that’s probably behind all of it). But maybe that’ll be part of the next book(s). However, there are enough descriptions of the surroundings and such that you can imagine yourself walking next to Kaidyn, which made it easier to immerse yourself in the story.
As for the characters, there were several that I liked such as Aven and Marida, but I was a bit disappointed in Kaidyn's character due to her acting immature, constantly changing her mind and being blind to what is happening right in front of her. Nevertheless she learns how to cope with her deformity and how it doesn’t have to be a weakness. She also grows through the book into a confident and stronger character, which is nice to see. Her use of language felt a bit forced/artificial sometimes, with certain curse words occurring at times almost every other page (not that I mind some cursing, but it’s mostly 2 sentences she uses for this and they return a lot, which I couldn’t unsee once I noticed it).
If I do not connect well with the main protagonist, as is the case with Kaidyn, it usually makes it much harder for me to get through the book and less likely to continue reading. But in this case I still managed to see it through to the end, even though I got a bit frustrated from time to time.
Hence my score of 2.5/5. However hard I tried, there were too many elements that made me have to pull myself through the book. This feeling I truly regretted as the synopsis seemed very interesting to me. So like I said, maybe it was just not my cup of tea.
I received an advanced copy of this book for review.
As for the characters, there were several that I liked such as Aven and Marida, but I was a bit disappointed in Kaidyn's character due to her acting immature, constantly changing her mind and being blind to what is happening right in front of her. Nevertheless she learns how to cope with her deformity and how it doesn’t have to be a weakness. She also grows through the book into a confident and stronger character, which is nice to see. Her use of language felt a bit forced/artificial sometimes, with certain curse words occurring at times almost every other page (not that I mind some cursing, but it’s mostly 2 sentences she uses for this and they return a lot, which I couldn’t unsee once I noticed it).
If I do not connect well with the main protagonist, as is the case with Kaidyn, it usually makes it much harder for me to get through the book and less likely to continue reading. But in this case I still managed to see it through to the end, even though I got a bit frustrated from time to time.
Hence my score of 2.5/5. However hard I tried, there were too many elements that made me have to pull myself through the book. This feeling I truly regretted as the synopsis seemed very interesting to me. So like I said, maybe it was just not my cup of tea.
I received an advanced copy of this book for review.
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