Shadowfell

This book was sloooooow.

I love Juliet Marillier's worldbuilding and her inclusion of traditional fae/little folk/anciet beings. Ones who are miscievious, chaotic, observant, and indifferent to the lives of mortals. It gives a sense of grounding in ancient beliefs and stories.

This book however, was so slow. Which surprised me due to the quick opening. Much of the middle of the book could have been condensed into half the length. It's a lot of walking, avoiding, and random yelling. Why so much random yelling?? I listened to the audiobook and was constantly fighting the volume button because it'd go from quiet, to heavily accented, to yelling. It was exhausting and a bit of a turnoff.

I could technically stop here. I don't really feel compelled to read the rest of the series, but might give them a shot for a large cleaning project.

But if it comes down to a Marillier book to recommend, this would be the bottom of my list.

I really wanted to like this book. unfortunately, it was incredibly slow paced and it felt like nothing really happened, even after 100 pages in. I liked the overall premise of the book, but the writing was boring and couldn't keep my attention. I could only read 4-6 pages before falling asleep or getting so bored that I had to put it down. DNF.