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A review by happiestwhenreading
How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica
3.0
This one came highly recommended to me, and despite that, I knew early on that this one wasn't going to land for me. I persevered because I was hoping my gut was wrong. Unfortunately, I never found my rhythm with this one and felt mostly bored and unattached to the characters. This is a big deal because this is a highly emotional story - so to not connect is a big bummer.
I believe my disconnect was from the writing style. I think Ordorica has a ton of potential, but the 2nd/3rd person narrative didn't work for me. Maybe had it been written in the 3rd person, that emotional attachement could have been better forged. Instead, there was a lot of telling, not showing, and I just didn't care like I should have.
This is a debut, so I'm curious what Ordorica does next. As I said, I see potential; this book just wasn't for me.
I believe my disconnect was from the writing style. I think Ordorica has a ton of potential, but the 2nd/3rd person narrative didn't work for me. Maybe had it been written in the 3rd person, that emotional attachement could have been better forged. Instead, there was a lot of telling, not showing, and I just didn't care like I should have.
This is a debut, so I'm curious what Ordorica does next. As I said, I see potential; this book just wasn't for me.