A review by alphabetseeds
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

 I'm wavering between a 3 and a 4. This is a good debut - juggling so many POVs can be a challenge. It had a slow start, and because my life was pretty busy, it didn't immediately grab my attention. I was around 1/3 of the way in when I started getting into the groove of the story and became more invested in the various characters and their story arcs. However, the climaxes of each story arc felt a little... rushed? Things happened neatly, for lack of a better term (though people who have read know that there's no bloodless rebellion).

I'm intrigued by the "smaller" mysteries of
construct island
and 
what the heck is Mephi
and 
who even is Jovis, anyway
but the larger mystery of the ancient, long-dead race whose ruins are everywhere perhaps reawakening... that has my attention.

I think what brings this down closer to a 3 for me is that 
is everyone a flipping construct
Because that just raises more questions, and currently, it feels a little like 
the Cylon problem in Battlestar Galactica
. But I'm hoping that things will become clearer and stronger as the trilogy continues. 
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