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This book is hard to review - hopefully after my group reads it I can update the review.
On the surface this is a fantasy story. Catherine(Cat) and Beatrice (Bee) are cousins who have a close bond (view spoiler). The two cousins were sisters/friends from the start and their relationship felt real. I enjoyed the way their relationship was realistically portrayed; they are friends even though they are more opposites. Catherine is a tomb ...more
On the surface this is a fantasy story. Catherine(Cat) and Beatrice (Bee) are cousins who have a close bond (view spoiler). The two cousins were sisters/friends from the start and their relationship felt real. I enjoyed the way their relationship was realistically portrayed; they are friends even though they are more opposites. Catherine is a tomb ...more
A very elaborate world with intricate politics and history.
Unfortunately, the world building is a bit overwhelming and there are several things I did not particularly enjoy, including the lengthy history lessons and amount of seemingly useless information, the heavy writing style and the slow progress of the story.
However, the main character, Cat, is very likable and so are most of the secondary ones, including Bee and Andovai and I was curious to read more about them.
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Unfortunately, the world building is a bit overwhelming and there are several things I did not particularly enjoy, including the lengthy history lessons and amount of seemingly useless information, the heavy writing style and the slow progress of the story.
However, the main character, Cat, is very likable and so are most of the secondary ones, including Bee and Andovai and I was curious to read more about them.
Another factor that may hav ...more
I found the cold magic and ice age aspects intriguing, wish there was more about this, but maybe in the next book. Liked Cat, and adored Rory, though wasnt a big fan of Bee. Found the language and mannerisms a bit flowery, but was able to read around them and really enjoyed the story. Reading her fathers last journal made me cry, I hope we find out more about her family in the next book. Not too steam-punk, so dont let that put you off if you're not a huge fan.
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This was a dnf for me. I got to page 327 and just couldn't read any more. At that point, I still didn't care about any of the characters and couldn't read one more history lesson.
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Apr 14, 2010
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