FINALLY FINISHED! I can't believe it took a month for me to get through it but between finals and traveling back and forth, I can see why it took so long.
So yes, one of the most recommended books of this waning year and I... did not like it that much. It was incredibly underwhelming.
For one, it is horribly meandering. I think this book could've been way more entertaining and less excruciating in its pace if they had cut 150 pages. There was just so many needless descriptions that I got bored more than once. I found myself dropping the book for some other activity way too often.
In the end, was the story worth it? I don't think so. The pacing was absolute shit. Many things weren't explained. I kept saying "what the fuck?" to the book, half-expecting it would listen and explain itself. It didn't. It just kept dragging on and making little sense. I did enjoy the spell casting, though.
The Wood was a formidable villain. The Dragon was an asshole. The heroine with a name I cannot spell was insufferable more often than not. I kept wishing Kasia, her BFF, was the heroine. There were a lot of deaths in this book but I didn't mourn a single one. In fact, I didn't really connect to any of the characters. Characterization was just that hollow.
The romance was appalling and completely unnecessary. There was no chemistry. Every single time the narration hinted at them being a couple, I cringed. Same goes for the sex scene. I would've preferred that they had become friends, anything but lovers. Sarkan aka the Dragon needs to learn how to be a human.
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