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The writing was gorgeous. I do adore a good metaphor and some flowery prose. Unfortunately, this was a lot of metaphor and not enough plot. All vibes, not enough substance. I needed far more world building and far fewer times our FMC is compared to glass.
There were so many ideas here that I could have loved. The spooky atmosphere, the deaf rep and how it connected to the story, the creepy entities, the travelling between worlds and realities.
I didn’t even dislike the characters, there just wasn’t enough depth to make me particularly care about them.
The concept was solid, the atmosphere was atmosphere-ing, the prose was prose-ing, but the whole thing just lacked in the execution.
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This book is like eating plain oatmeal. I mean sure you'll get some fiber but at what cost?
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So this did get weird and absurd at points, but when I’m already in a world of magic and monsters, what difference does chucking in a full council of cosmically indifferent Big Birds really make? 🤷🏼♀️
The found family vibes were everything. Easily my favourite part. This whole cast of characters was wonderful, and I absolutely adored Amina. A forty something FMC with dodgy knees who’s just trying to make a better life for her family while also getting dragged into pirate shenanigans and saving the world? Extremely relatable.
I loved the time period, the places we visited, the mythology, the sense of adventure, the characters. Just such a fun read and I cannot wait to pick up the second one.
Also, I’ve decided I could live a very happy life as a mistress of poisons. Preferably aboard a pirate ship. ☠️🏴☠️
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I enjoy fantasy books, but I've always struggled with the world-building because it's hard for me to wrap my brain around systems (magical, biological, etc.) that we don't experience in our reality. That led me to wondering, if our lives took place in a fantasy world, what aspects would the readers find weird or unrealistic? For me, it's gotta be toilets. Like, wdym we have special rooms with a bowl to dump our waste in? I think I'd find that crazy if it wasn't a normal part of our lives haha
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I’d love to hear more perspectives on:
I tend to follow people who have similar taste in books and/or a library that I can yoink from! I also pretty much 100% follow back anyone who follows me. I absolutely love following others that reciprocate likes/upvotes/comments.
For interactions, I ♥️ most of my friends’ updates and tend to comment on bigger milestones (leveling up, badges, etc.) unless they do not interact with me in that way. I don’t want to be a bother if someone else doesn’t find value in likes or upvotes, or doesn’t comment on others’ posts.
But then I sometimes get sad when I see users who follow me interacting a lot with others, but not me. If not friend, why friend-shaped?
So, what about you? Are you more of a yapper and not a liker? Does it hurt your feelings if someone follows you and doesn’t interact? And then what do you do - nothing, block them, or unfollow?
Anyway, I realized hearing perspectives and experiences from others could help give me insight into how we each utilize the “friend” portion of PB. As of right now, I’m only limited to my personal experience! Thanks for your thoughts. 💗✨