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A review by konvineo
Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett
2.0
2-2.5 stars
I've written so many notes while reading. In part to prepare myself to write an in depth review, where all my thoughts are neatly ordered, and easy to pen down. But also because I had quite low expectations for this, it wasn't a book I really wanted to read in the first place. So writing down a ton of notes could make the experience a bit more fun. I just had this feeling when I first saw it here on goodread, that it wouldn't be for me.
And, oh hey, would you look at that. [b:Even the Darkest Stars|26958226|Even the Darkest Stars (Even the Darkest Stars #1)|Heather Fawcett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486057260s/26958226.jpg|47008505] wasn't for me.
I'm so tired, and bored that I'm not going to go as in depth with this as I thought I would.
What this book does have going for it is the setting, and world building. It is so interesting to read the bits of lore. A damn shame all the bits I found interesting were not explored. There's even a chapter quite late in the book, that details something that happens to one of the characters. It's so so fascinating, and well-written. Had the whole story been more like that I would have been totally on board.
So since I'm so tired I'll summarise some of the parts I had problems with:
The story is very predictable. I guessed the big "plot twist" by page 147, if not a bit before that.
Character asks a question, another character responds with an answer to a whole other question.
I found three different typos/mistakes. It's not the most I've found in a book, but wow does it disturb the flow.
The fact that Rivers hair is dyed blue, which just seems extremely out of character once you read another couple of pages. It's clear that the only reason for the blue hair was for Kamzin to mistake him for "another noble jerk".
The chemistry between Kamzin and her Love Interest is non-existent, or it's just plain boring. I can't decide.
Love triangle. This trope needs to retire for at least 5 years.
Fairyloot promised me sass, witty comebacks, and cheeky characters. I didn't really see any of that to be honest. Might just be that our sense of humour doesn't align very well.
Because the characters are sort of boring in my opinion. There's not much dimension to them really. Kamzin is stubborn, River is a weirdo, Tem is loyal as a puppy, Lusha is bossy and so on.
The whole thing with Kamzin and Lusha not getting along, but we're still expected to feel touched when they share heartfelt moments.
That's actually a general problem with the book I think. Heartfelt, touching or sad moments are setup, but you either don't know the characters well enough, or something doesn't quite match up about them in the situation so you just feel slightly awkward or just don't care.
So, I clearly didn't enjoy the book very much beyond the lore and world building. I can see how some people might enjoy this, though.
I've written so many notes while reading. In part to prepare myself to write an in depth review, where all my thoughts are neatly ordered, and easy to pen down. But also because I had quite low expectations for this, it wasn't a book I really wanted to read in the first place. So writing down a ton of notes could make the experience a bit more fun. I just had this feeling when I first saw it here on goodread, that it wouldn't be for me.
And, oh hey, would you look at that. [b:Even the Darkest Stars|26958226|Even the Darkest Stars (Even the Darkest Stars #1)|Heather Fawcett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486057260s/26958226.jpg|47008505] wasn't for me.
I'm so tired, and bored that I'm not going to go as in depth with this as I thought I would.
What this book does have going for it is the setting, and world building. It is so interesting to read the bits of lore. A damn shame all the bits I found interesting were not explored. There's even a chapter quite late in the book, that details something that happens to one of the characters. It's so so fascinating, and well-written. Had the whole story been more like that I would have been totally on board.
So since I'm so tired I'll summarise some of the parts I had problems with:
The story is very predictable. I guessed the big "plot twist" by page 147, if not a bit before that.
Character asks a question, another character responds with an answer to a whole other question.
I found three different typos/mistakes. It's not the most I've found in a book, but wow does it disturb the flow.
The fact that Rivers hair is dyed blue, which just seems extremely out of character once you read another couple of pages. It's clear that the only reason for the blue hair was for Kamzin to mistake him for "another noble jerk".
The chemistry between Kamzin and her Love Interest is non-existent, or it's just plain boring. I can't decide.
Love triangle. This trope needs to retire for at least 5 years.
Fairyloot promised me sass, witty comebacks, and cheeky characters. I didn't really see any of that to be honest. Might just be that our sense of humour doesn't align very well.
Because the characters are sort of boring in my opinion. There's not much dimension to them really. Kamzin is stubborn, River is a weirdo, Tem is loyal as a puppy, Lusha is bossy and so on.
The whole thing with Kamzin and Lusha not getting along, but we're still expected to feel touched when they share heartfelt moments.
That's actually a general problem with the book I think. Heartfelt, touching or sad moments are setup, but you either don't know the characters well enough, or something doesn't quite match up about them in the situation so you just feel slightly awkward or just don't care.
So, I clearly didn't enjoy the book very much beyond the lore and world building. I can see how some people might enjoy this, though.