Whilst this not my usual type of read I was initially drawn in by the beautiful cover and alluring title and hooked by the authors incredible writing style. The concept for this story is fantastic; an unusual location that you forget and are unable to remember- it had bags of potential.
Initially I was wowed by the authors powerful style of writing that creates beautiful and immersive imagery. This alone was what kept me going and pulled me into wanting to read more of this unique and unusual story, an imaginary world so carefully curated by the author to pull the reader into its compelling pages! Whilst the author has developed an amazing descriptive narrative of the setting I did find the characters were somewhat lacking. Again the ideas behind them were promising, but I didn’t feel connected to them and invested in their stories like I could have been.
The mix of realism and fantasy had the marmite factor, and unfortunately for me I found it hard-going to read at times. Ultimately it’s biggest pitfall was the character Ben who was investigating the duende killings. As the main storyline it was slow and for me and what I thought was going to be an amazing immersive read, left me slightly disappointed.
Initially I was wowed by the authors powerful style of writing that creates beautiful and immersive imagery. This alone was what kept me going and pulled me into wanting to read more of this unique and unusual story, an imaginary world so carefully curated by the author to pull the reader into its compelling pages! Whilst the author has developed an amazing descriptive narrative of the setting I did find the characters were somewhat lacking. Again the ideas behind them were promising, but I didn’t feel connected to them and invested in their stories like I could have been.
The mix of realism and fantasy had the marmite factor, and unfortunately for me I found it hard-going to read at times. Ultimately it’s biggest pitfall was the character Ben who was investigating the duende killings. As the main storyline it was slow and for me and what I thought was going to be an amazing immersive read, left me slightly disappointed.