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A review by incipientdreamer
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
2.0
2.5 stars
Well, this was a humongous disappointment. The Cartographers is a prime example of a great idea, but terrible execution. I didn't vibe with the writing at all. It was bland and boring. The plot was idiotic and made no sense. The characters were flat, the villain's motives were non-sensical and the heroes pulled the stupidest shit imaginable.
The plot of The Cartographers is inspired by General Drafting and the town of Agloe NY. I first heard about Agloe when I read John Green's Paper Towns and his infamous TED Talk on the topic of paper towns and phantom settlements. I found the concept so cool, mix it in with some magical realism, and this could have been such a great book. But with the weak characterization and non-existent plot,The Cartographers ended up being a terrible disappointment. Should have DNF-ed it at 30%. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Disclaimer
Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and unbiased.
Well, this was a humongous disappointment. The Cartographers is a prime example of a great idea, but terrible execution. I didn't vibe with the writing at all. It was bland and boring. The plot was idiotic and made no sense. The characters were flat, the villain's motives were non-sensical and the heroes pulled the stupidest shit imaginable.
The plot of The Cartographers is inspired by General Drafting and the town of Agloe NY. I first heard about Agloe when I read John Green's Paper Towns and his infamous TED Talk on the topic of paper towns and phantom settlements. I found the concept so cool, mix it in with some magical realism, and this could have been such a great book. But with the weak characterization and non-existent plot,The Cartographers ended up being a terrible disappointment. Should have DNF-ed it at 30%. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Disclaimer
Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and unbiased.