Shaelinsan
having love M.L Wang's previous work and writing, i had a lot more expectation for this one. i was so excited on that first chapter, but after that? not so much. especially all the info-dumping in the first chapters for the magic system. i saw a lot of people appreciating it and i know its not for everyone, but for me i do prefer building up the knowledge as we go deeper into the book, so this one bores me in the first chapters that i had to pause reading for 3-4 days.
i love complex, flawed, very-much human characters but its very, very hard to like Sciona. she's selfish, egotistical and i very much think that even in the end, she did everything for herself. to leave a mark in the world with her own name.
yes, she felt horrible knowing they siphoned living being. yes, she tried making things better. but she wasn't a "good person" per se.
the romance is...questionable to say the least. why it happened? i have no idea. even i don't like Thomil that much. he feels like a "luke-warm" character. but Carra? badass. i love her. and she might be the only character i liked.
the ending was inevitable, i think. and it was alright.
i think i would've enjoyed this more if it was a multiple povs. seeing everything for Sciona's eyes felt very one-sided (obviously) when the problem didn't just happen because A leads to B.
so yep, this is a mild rating for me.
having love M.L Wang's previous work and writing, i had a lot more expectation for this one. i was so excited on that first chapter, but after that? not so much. especially all the info-dumping in the first chapters for the magic system. i saw a lot of people appreciating it and i know its not for everyone, but for me i do prefer building up the knowledge as we go deeper into the book, so this one bores me in the first chapters that i had to pause reading for 3-4 days.
i love complex, flawed, very-much human characters but its very, very hard to like Sciona. she's selfish, egotistical and i very much think that even in the end, she did everything for herself. to leave a mark in the world with her own name.
yes, she felt horrible knowing they siphoned living being. yes, she tried making things better. but she wasn't a "good person" per se.
the romance is...questionable to say the least. why it happened? i have no idea. even i don't like Thomil that much. he feels like a "luke-warm" character. but Carra? badass. i love her. and she might be the only character i liked.
the ending was inevitable, i think. and it was alright.
i think i would've enjoyed this more if it was a multiple povs. seeing everything for Sciona's eyes felt very one-sided (obviously) when the problem didn't just happen because A leads to B.
so yep, this is a mild rating for me.