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its sam :b you'll probably find pretty unpopular opinions here, i am hard to please lol i dont like to rate non-fiction unless its especially notable!
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I’m not really sure what is is about this book that i’m having such a hard time with? It has all of the elements that I love—magic, mystery, romance (sapphic!!!!), but there’s just something about it that i’m not connecting with. Objectively, I see why someone could love it, but I’m just not, and it’s making me sad ☹️
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I’m not really sure what is is about this book that i’m having such a hard time with? It has all of the elements that I love—magic, mystery, romance (sapphic!!!!), but there’s just something about it that i’m not connecting with. Objectively, I see why someone could love it, but I’m just not, and it’s making me sad ☹️
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I don't really know how to feel about this one! A lot of things happen at once, and there is a lot of information crammed into these 40ish pages, so much so that it almost paralyses you. It feels rather odd for a novella. It feels dry and fast-paced, becoming a detriment to the story more than an aid to it. The dialogue is a bit cliché, but nothing overly bad. There are things that definitely make it feel like the story is a bit too involved with the use of convenience. I do like Patma and how unique she feels in the world that she's in. There is a solid detective plot simmering somewhere here. I just cannot really grasp anything here solidly yet. It needs more meat on its bones!
4/10 - Because it was so short, it alleviates a lot of its negative traits, considering we did not linger too much with them. It does feel a bit like a fantasy action noir movie! But for now, it was just okay.
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