Mara Rutherford

Rtc, quite disappointed ☹️

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I DNF'ed this book at 50%. You may ask why since I enjoyed the first one so much and there is quite a variety of reasons.

First off, it was very kissy and talked a bunch about certain...stuff. It never outright said what it was implying but beat around the bush in such a way that it was obvious. There just came a point where I did not feel comfortable reading any longer so that is partially why I quit.

The other reason why I quit has to do with a worldbuilding thing. This book is set in a fantasy world in what is likely a past time (tech was not very advanced.) However, it got very preachy on political stuff pertaining to current matters. I felt like it was talking down on a lot of people who may have different opinions but still accept the opinions on others.

All in all, I am quite disappointed, especially since the first book was one of my favorites from last year.



Rating: 1/5

Language: d***

Romance: very kissy

Spiritual: did not finish

Violence: did not finish

Note: very modern-day political (set in a fantasy world)



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