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Lädt ... Ink, Iron, and Glassvon Gwendolyn Clare
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  HillaryFredrick | Nov 4, 2020 |    ) mitsuzanna | Sep 26, 2019 | The pace feels maddeningly slow for most of the book, and then picks up in a mad rush to the end. It was really hard to feel invested in the story. Each time that I thought something was starting to peak my interest, the book would meander away on a tangent and my questions went unanswered. I was left holding a handful of story threads, rather than the tapestry that I know they were trying so hard to weave. So 2 stars to this book, because I only 1 star books I didn't finish. I finished this, but it was a rough road. (  ) roses7184 | Sep 25, 2018 | Except... it didn't. The worldbuilding is light at best, and for a book that boasts people who can write worlds into existence, there was a whole lot of "And she climbed on the train and sat across from him" and nearly enough, "She squished into the poorly repaired letter seat, the clack-clack-clack of the rails underneath worsening her headache while outside the train window, a rainy landscape rushed by." ... Okay, I made both those up, but see my point? It's really easy to skate atop the surface of this one rather than to be wrapped up and enjoy it. The same for the character - tropes and cliches with a lot of characterization in conversation rather than facial features or fidgeting with dress skirts. I wanted more from this, and I didn't get it. ALL THAT SAID. This feels like something that a lot of other readers, the ones who aren't looking for deeply involved fantasy, will enjoy. I think that for a debut author, there's a lot of potential with Gwendolyn Clare even though this books really wasn't for me, and I'll be keeping an eye out for future releases outside this series. ( ) Morteana | Sep 9, 2018 | ) TiffanyAK | Aug 15, 2018 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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1) The omniscient point of view doesn’t work here. I typically love it, but the characters didn’t seem fully developed because the POV kept bouncing around. I think a first person POV would allow the author to more thoroughly explore one character to create depth.
2) The writing itself seemed mechanical. All the plot points were there, but there wasn’t enough description between the main points.
3) The relationships were forced. Her friendships seemed stilted even after she had apparently learned to have friends. Her “feelings” for Leo came out of left field. There was no build-up, no subtlety.
4) I know this is set in another time period, but the teenage characters spoke like they had college degrees. Even their banter was too academic most of the time.
TL;DR: The writing and characters were not believable. (