A review by ohmage_resistance
Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

 There were a lot of good ideas of this book, but it really needed another pass through an editor to come together. Some parts were really good, some parts were weaker, and there was a lot that was disjointed. For example, the transitions between scenes got needlessly confusing. I liked the magic system, but it was never clearly explained, and there was a lot that we were still learning about it right up until the end of the novel. I think it should have been explained and consistently stayed in that boundary. I never got a solid explanation of how it worked, and this would be needed for the plot to make sense. Honestly, I mostly enjoyed reading it, because of both the genuinely good ideas.

One of the two main characters (Annette) is biromantic asexual, and this representation was pretty good! It wasn’t a major focus, but it did touch on things I don’t typically see brought up in representation, like how asexuality and female gender expectations intersect. 
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