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A review by jillie
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
The writing was beautiful & I still want to read other books by this author.
The main reason this one didn’t work for me was the lack of world building. We are thrown into this world where nothing is explained or makes sense, and you also aren’t given enough to piece it together. What time period was this supposed to be? Is this steampunk or modern day OR the 1920s?? What are these 3 main people groups? We really aren’t told much about them but their differences are a HUGE plot point. I finally sort of figured them out by equating them to cultures in our world, but I don’t think that should be how an author gets their message across.
Also, I know the romance is a big deal for people, but I wasn’t warming up to it & I didn’t want to deal with Other Woman drama that I could tell would be coming.
February 2024
The main reason this one didn’t work for me was the lack of world building. We are thrown into this world where nothing is explained or makes sense, and you also aren’t given enough to piece it together. What time period was this supposed to be? Is this steampunk or modern day OR the 1920s?? What are these 3 main people groups? We really aren’t told much about them but their differences are a HUGE plot point. I finally sort of figured them out by equating them to cultures in our world, but I don’t think that should be how an author gets their message across.
Also, I know the romance is a big deal for people, but I wasn’t warming up to it & I didn’t want to deal with Other Woman drama that I could tell would be coming.
February 2024