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A review by luluwoohoo
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
☀️☀️⛅
▪️The resolution of this duology unfortunately managed to favour all of the bits I disliked from book one, and lost the magical world building that supported the weaker elements
▪️ Firstly this book is way too long for the actual content, with the middle portion dragging and the actual plot not really coming to fruition until the final act. The dual plot was interesting at first but would have been much more effective if the Nova and Kora storyline was introduced in the first book
▪️Though Taylor's writing is still enjoyable, there was far too much recapping, too much head hopping and too much 'showing not telling' for me to ever truly engage with the story
▪️There were enjoyable moments and some characters that had good arcs (Theon and Minya), but the lack of consistency in the magic system and lack of explanation when things changed overshadowed these positive elements
▪️ Overall I was left disappointed with this book - it has excellent bones and could have been pulled off if Taylor had taken more time to iron out the finer details of the magic system and edited the content into a tighter, pacier version of what we have now.
☀️☀️⛅
▪️The resolution of this duology unfortunately managed to favour all of the bits I disliked from book one, and lost the magical world building that supported the weaker elements
▪️ Firstly this book is way too long for the actual content, with the middle portion dragging and the actual plot not really coming to fruition until the final act. The dual plot was interesting at first but would have been much more effective if the Nova and Kora storyline was introduced in the first book
▪️Though Taylor's writing is still enjoyable, there was far too much recapping, too much head hopping and too much 'showing not telling' for me to ever truly engage with the story
▪️There were enjoyable moments and some characters that had good arcs (Theon and Minya), but the lack of consistency in the magic system and lack of explanation when things changed overshadowed these positive elements
▪️ Overall I was left disappointed with this book - it has excellent bones and could have been pulled off if Taylor had taken more time to iron out the finer details of the magic system and edited the content into a tighter, pacier version of what we have now.
"Many a choice is made in this way: by pretending it makes itself.
And many a fate is decided by those who cannot decide."