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A very long side quest.
It was somewhat enjoyable because Kinch can be funny and overall the world is âvisuallyâ appealing and well constructed but it is a shame that the quest weâre following is not his own.
He doesnât know what it is for most of the book, decide for very superficial reasons that heâs down with it and talks in more details about every place they visit (or not) than the companions heâs with and for whom this was the main questâŠ
Essentially I felt like more work was put into the world building than the characters and it made the story somewhat dull. They were caricatural and lacked depth.
And the fact that everyone is a caricature makes it weird for me that ethnic traits and stereotypes were attributed to the Goblins (who were monsters through and through, itâs not even an allegory for anything).
Also, itâs my 2nd work from this author and while I loved the other one I read, I begin to see a tendency he has to display physical & sexual assaults on men with a frequency and a level of casualness I donât appreciate. It mostly happens just for the sake of it and itâs never mentioned again or the protagonist takes it with good humor as if they were trivial anecdotes.
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Man the anxiety was REAL. I really liked it. Was stressed and pressed for 80% of it, but it was worth it đđđœ
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Howl Moving Castle x The Beauty and the Beast retelling happening in the world of the Raybearer series đźâđšđ
I havenât read a book so fast in a long time, I literally couldnât put it down! Fair warning tho : donât believe anyone telling you this is a cozy story đ€Ł itâs not filled with action or adventures but itâs not cozy lol
I really loved the story and the characters and my only remark is : this book couldâve been 100 pages longer. đ
Like this is âThe Maid and the Crocodileâ and the Maid part was perfect but the Crocodile part I felt was⊠rushed? Not as developed?
Sade is the narrator so itâs normal we had more of her than the Crocodile but, romance appart, I wouldâve loved to have more of him along the way, so his part of the story couldâve been more nuanced and built more tension.
In any case, I really love this book to bits and I really need to read the Raybearer now!
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