Alice in Waterdeep
This book was such a lovely surprise. I read the first half while on the train and was disappointed I had to get off and couldn't keep reading right away! It is a charming, sweet and slightly magical read. I liked both protagonists, though Zhi Lan really won my heart (and Master Dan! What a nice guy). The writing is quite simple and straight to the point which, honestly, I enjoyed. The pacing is also quite good, no scenes drag and there are no weird stalling ploys, if anything I'd say things happen a tad too fast.
I'm not a fan of how the resolution happens behind the scenes thanks to a secondary character and the protagonists are suddenly free from all sorts of consequences. But it doesn't bother me too much in the grand scheme of things.
This book was such a lovely surprise. I read the first half while on the train and was disappointed I had to get off and couldn't keep reading right away! It is a charming, sweet and slightly magical read. I liked both protagonists, though Zhi Lan really won my heart (and Master Dan! What a nice guy). The writing is quite simple and straight to the point which, honestly, I enjoyed. The pacing is also quite good, no scenes drag and there are no weird stalling ploys, if anything I'd say things happen a tad too fast.
I'm not a fan of how the resolution happens behind the scenes thanks to a secondary character and the protagonists are suddenly free from all sorts of consequences. But it doesn't bother me too much in the grand scheme of things.
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Honestly one of my favourites in the series! I loved it. Witnessing Murderbot let Tula cling to him made me feel all the emotions, and Murderbot half mentoring Three and getting frustrated with it was so good to see. 5+ read!
Honestly one of my favourites in the series! I loved it. Witnessing Murderbot let Tula cling to him made me feel all the emotions, and Murderbot half mentoring Three and getting frustrated with it was so good to see. 5+ read!
It was a good read (well, listen) but nothing exceptional in my opinion. The mystery was intriguing but the entire middle portion of the story was slow and boring, and oftentimes just involved two characters talking to each other about the mystery. It picked up again when Mengele tricked Liebermann but I found the confrontation very unsatisfying, and then the book was over.
It was a good read (well, listen) but nothing exceptional in my opinion. The mystery was intriguing but the entire middle portion of the story was slow and boring, and oftentimes just involved two characters talking to each other about the mystery. It picked up again when Mengele tricked Liebermann but I found the confrontation very unsatisfying, and then the book was over.
I was very disappointed by this novella. It started out quite intriguing but it didn't take too long for it to become very... "meh". I'm not sure how else to express it. The story throws all the Weird Things at the wall to supposedly create a sense of mystery, but I didn't find this mysterious at all (I am personally a bit tired of the trite "mystery" being "husband abuses wife, read more to find out exactly how!"), and I really dislike it when there's little to no payoff for all the weirdness.
A biblical retelling, really? That's all this was?
I was very disappointed by this novella. It started out quite intriguing but it didn't take too long for it to become very... "meh". I'm not sure how else to express it. The story throws all the Weird Things at the wall to supposedly create a sense of mystery, but I didn't find this mysterious at all (I am personally a bit tired of the trite "mystery" being "husband abuses wife, read more to find out exactly how!"), and I really dislike it when there's little to no payoff for all the weirdness.
A biblical retelling, really? That's all this was?