This book was pitched in such an intriguing manner but this story fell short for me. I felt that the author could have expanded on so many things and at the same time, compressed or eliminated other things that were unnecessary to the development and growth of the characters and story. I found this first quarter of the book very engaging but that slowly died down until the final act of the story so you could say the pacing was very haywire. I felt that there was so much filler in the middle chunk of the book which was intended to help us get to know the world and see and connect to the characters but I just didn’t do any of that. I am still confused and still do not understand certain parts of the system and the magic. A lot of the key world-building point were just heaped onto me and I felt so overwhelmed at those times. It made it hard to fully connect to the characters and the overall story as I didn’t understand half of what was going on. The writing was pretty basic and it wasn’t anything special. I do feel that he story could have been elevated if the author decided to write the story with two POVs instead of one as it would have helped to see both sides and help the reader connect to our main characters.
The plot twists were unexpected but since I was confused and not connected to the story, it didn’t really affect me at all. I enjoyed the ending and it definitely left off in an interesting manner which honestly makes me keen to pick up the sequel when it comes out.
This book was decent but I found that the potential was not truly unlocked and utilized efficiently but I can definitely see the sequel being much better and I am interested to see how the author has developed her writing.
The plot twists were unexpected but since I was confused and not connected to the story, it didn’t really affect me at all. I enjoyed the ending and it definitely left off in an interesting manner which honestly makes me keen to pick up the sequel when it comes out.
This book was decent but I found that the potential was not truly unlocked and utilized efficiently but I can definitely see the sequel being much better and I am interested to see how the author has developed her writing.