I had heard that this book has some great world building in a fantasy genre, and while there is an interesting world in these pages it didn’t really spring to life organically.
The story starts off quite well, and we learn to like the main character as she navigates her precarious position in the world. But after a while the story gets quite mysterious, and everything grinds down to a pace too slow for me.
I don’t think this book needed to be as long as it was. I understand that the author is setting up the world for further novels, but maybe too much front loading here.
Although I really liked the character, part of the story was that she was not invested so much in the crucial events – she is always ready to just bug out and run. And since she wasn’t invested, it was hard for the reader to get invested as well. Why should I care about character A, B and C when the world will end in a few months?
I was a little disappointed in this book because it held a lot of promise. With some skillful editing I think there is a pretty good story to be told.
Next I am reading Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
