While I enjoy the premise of this book--I love a good adventure and magical weapons--I had a bit of trouble getting invested and was not super drawn in by the writing style. While good for establishing the characters' situation, the excerpt here felt a little bit slow to me.
As cliche as it sounds, a lot of the writing often felt very "tell and not show", with the narrator simply stating stuff about her anxiety or the differences between her and her sister, when they could've been demonstrated more naturally in the text or, in some cases, were already shown, and stating that same information again felt redundant. I also just would've liked a bit more description of the weapons themselves and the characters, but that just might be a personal preference.
Again, I think this book has a strong premise, but the writing just wasn't really for me.
As cliche as it sounds, a lot of the writing often felt very "tell and not show", with the narrator simply stating stuff about her anxiety or the differences between her and her sister, when they could've been demonstrated more naturally in the text or, in some cases, were already shown, and stating that same information again felt redundant. I also just would've liked a bit more description of the weapons themselves and the characters, but that just might be a personal preference.
Again, I think this book has a strong premise, but the writing just wasn't really for me.