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A review by xxjenadanxx
The Redpoint Crux by Morgan Shamy
3.0
3.5 Stars
If you took The Phantom of the Opera, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and the X Games and threw them in a blender you might come up with something similar to The Redpoint Crux. While the book does seem to borrow bits and bobs from these iconic works, it re-imagines them in way that is both modern and classic. I can't quite put my finger on it, but for some reason this book feels very old fashioned, in a good way, harkening back to its predecessors in what I would characterize as a "light gothic" tone. The book has a lot of moving parts but they weren't unnecessary or difficult to keep track of. I will say that at times the story moved a little slowly for me but all in all it was an enjoyable read.
If you took The Phantom of the Opera, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and the X Games and threw them in a blender you might come up with something similar to The Redpoint Crux. While the book does seem to borrow bits and bobs from these iconic works, it re-imagines them in way that is both modern and classic. I can't quite put my finger on it, but for some reason this book feels very old fashioned, in a good way, harkening back to its predecessors in what I would characterize as a "light gothic" tone. The book has a lot of moving parts but they weren't unnecessary or difficult to keep track of. I will say that at times the story moved a little slowly for me but all in all it was an enjoyable read.