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A review by mcf
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
I feel sort of guilty about not LOVING this book. After all, it's got fantasy themes and has a couple of tough, independent female characters at its center, two things which tend place stories right in the middle of my wheelhouse. But I just ... wasn't that into it. Make no mistake: I respected the hell out of Dymph, thought Kelpie was really nicely wrought, and appreciated the fact that Larbalestier resisted the urge to give us the perfect happy ending, but I just wasn't ever engaged enough with the characters and their stories (except for Snowy, about whom I would totally read a standalone) to feel any sense of urgency.
I feel sort of guilty about not LOVING this book. After all, it's got fantasy themes and has a couple of tough, independent female characters at its center, two things which tend place stories right in the middle of my wheelhouse. But I just ... wasn't that into it. Make no mistake: I respected the hell out of Dymph, thought Kelpie was really nicely wrought, and appreciated the fact that Larbalestier resisted the urge to give us the perfect happy ending, but I just wasn't ever engaged enough with the characters and their stories (except for Snowy, about whom I would totally read a standalone) to feel any sense of urgency.