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A review by dpearson5257
The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.
This makes me sad I had 1 1/2 hours left and just couldn’t finish.
Initially..if you enjoy the beauty of Narnia then you will enjoy this. There’s lots of parallels that I enjoyed with a foundation of Native American roots (Cree specifically) sprinkled throughout. This is definitely a story about family and learning about yourself and your culture which I loved.
What I struggled with was the pacing. For a portal fantasy adventure story, you finally get to the magical world at like 40% but it’s like dragging feet to get there. There’s alot of character growth you have to get thru, Morgan is going thru a lot of trauma reflection in foster care and has a lot of emotional outbursts and is just not the kindest person. And I was hoping with the magical world we’d see more of an impact on her. There are 4 books in this series so there’s plenty of time for more growth and development, but it was just a looooong 250 pages.
Initially..if you enjoy the beauty of Narnia then you will enjoy this. There’s lots of parallels that I enjoyed with a foundation of Native American roots (Cree specifically) sprinkled throughout. This is definitely a story about family and learning about yourself and your culture which I loved.
What I struggled with was the pacing. For a portal fantasy adventure story, you finally get to the magical world at like 40% but it’s like dragging feet to get there. There’s alot of character growth you have to get thru, Morgan is going thru a lot of trauma reflection in foster care and has a lot of emotional outbursts and is just not the kindest person. And I was hoping with the magical world we’d see more of an impact on her. There are 4 books in this series so there’s plenty of time for more growth and development, but it was just a looooong 250 pages.