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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2019
*I received an ecopy of this book via Edelweiss. This has not influenced my review.*
I'm not sure what to say about this book. It wasn't bad, but it went off the rails a bit too much for my taste.
The first book had a lot of strangeness and randomness, but I didn't mind because the characters and the relationships between them were great and carried the book through. I could enjoy just being along for the ride. In this book though, the characters were mostly separated, and most things that happened in the plot just felt so random or unnecessary or convenient. I felt like I was just being thrown from one strange thing to the next. It made the relationships and emotions between the characters seem more forced too since I didn't get to see them interacting much, and their interactions were kinda choppy.
I know that all sounds really harsh, but there were good things about this book too. It moved the overall story forward. It gave the readers answers about certain things and let us learn more about certain characters (like Aster's father and the guidance counselor). There were some cute and funny moments. There was again a lot of creativity in this world the author has created. And I do like the characters individually. The erratic plot just made this one too difficult for me to really get into though. It may be more enjoyable for anyone who likes really unique fantasy worlds with lots of strange and unpredictable happenings.
*TRIGGER WARNING*: Sexual Abuse/Assault
Rating: 3 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
I'm not sure what to say about this book. It wasn't bad, but it went off the rails a bit too much for my taste.
The first book had a lot of strangeness and randomness, but I didn't mind because the characters and the relationships between them were great and carried the book through. I could enjoy just being along for the ride. In this book though, the characters were mostly separated, and most things that happened in the plot just felt so random or unnecessary or convenient. I felt like I was just being thrown from one strange thing to the next. It made the relationships and emotions between the characters seem more forced too since I didn't get to see them interacting much, and their interactions were kinda choppy.
I know that all sounds really harsh, but there were good things about this book too. It moved the overall story forward. It gave the readers answers about certain things and let us learn more about certain characters (like Aster's father and the guidance counselor). There were some cute and funny moments. There was again a lot of creativity in this world the author has created. And I do like the characters individually. The erratic plot just made this one too difficult for me to really get into though. It may be more enjoyable for anyone who likes really unique fantasy worlds with lots of strange and unpredictable happenings.
*TRIGGER WARNING*: Sexual Abuse/Assault
Rating: 3 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
