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A review by wonder_jenn
Chalice by Robin McKinley
DNF 14%
I can't read anymore of this book or it's going to drive me crazy.
The premise was interesting but the writing style was BAD and chaotic. I've read 34-35 pages and there was almost no dialogues, only Mirasol's thoughts and her third-person narrative that were thrown together without distinction. She also repeats the same words before forming a whole sentence... It made everything laborious.
Even when the Master is introduced, my interest wasn't piqued. There were too many paragraphs/pages between each line of dialogue. You have the time to forget what one said before the other finally replies. It felt like I was dealing with simpletons.
The world-building and the magic were not explained either. What's the lore? What's the political dynamic? We should have had some glimpses in order to understand why the Circle is so important.
Even the characters were invisible. The author had the opportunity to give us more background when she shared bits about the characters' past but she didn't go deeper than this. Maybe she does it later but who cares?
Let's just say that there was nothing appealing.
I can't read anymore of this book or it's going to drive me crazy.
The premise was interesting but the writing style was BAD and chaotic. I've read 34-35 pages and there was almost no dialogues, only Mirasol's thoughts and her third-person narrative that were thrown together without distinction. She also repeats the same words before forming a whole sentence... It made everything laborious.
Even when the Master is introduced, my interest wasn't piqued. There were too many paragraphs/pages between each line of dialogue. You have the time to forget what one said before the other finally replies. It felt like I was dealing with simpletons.
The world-building and the magic were not explained either. What's the lore? What's the political dynamic? We should have had some glimpses in order to understand why the Circle is so important.
Even the characters were invisible. The author had the opportunity to give us more background when she shared bits about the characters' past but she didn't go deeper than this. Maybe she does it later but who cares?
Let's just say that there was nothing appealing.