I don't now how I feel about this story. The idea was cute, but I feel like I completely missed something. I didn't hate it, though. I feel like there may have been some symbolism in the story that I failed to understand. If there was nothing more meant by certain things, than it needed it. It's completely unclear to me. I feel like there should be something there, but it is lacking and should have been brought in more.
The book lacked development in certain areas. It told a story, but there was nothing there to make me feel connected to it. The worldbuilding could have used some work. There are a lot of unanswered questions. We never really got a good idea of the people and what their land is truly like. I would have loved to know more about them, then I would have actually cared what happened to them. But I didn't get that.
The characters lacked depth. I didn't feel their emotions. I didn't care about what they cared for. The soft love story didn't appeal to me because of it. I kept waiting for that moment that would tug on my heartstrings, but it never came. I cared about these characters as much as I would a random person on the street.
Is there potential here? Yes. It had a lot of good elements that were trying to do something, but it missed the mark. I really think this book was trying to be something it wasn't ready for. There could have been so much hidden meaning behind things, but it was shallow. It wasn't given enough time to mature and develop into something great. It all goes back to the story being developed more. The author has a good style, I just don't think that style worked with this story. I definitely think I would love a different book from this author, but this one just didn't do it for me.
I loved the concept of the story. Magical realism, small towns, both are great things I enjoy in my books. By all means this should have been a book I would like, but I just feel indifferent toward it. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good. The more I think about the story, the more I'm leaning toward the negative side of things. I wouldn't recommend the book, but I also wouldn't deter anyone from reading it.
The book lacked development in certain areas. It told a story, but there was nothing there to make me feel connected to it. The worldbuilding could have used some work. There are a lot of unanswered questions. We never really got a good idea of the people and what their land is truly like. I would have loved to know more about them, then I would have actually cared what happened to them. But I didn't get that.
The characters lacked depth. I didn't feel their emotions. I didn't care about what they cared for. The soft love story didn't appeal to me because of it. I kept waiting for that moment that would tug on my heartstrings, but it never came. I cared about these characters as much as I would a random person on the street.
Is there potential here? Yes. It had a lot of good elements that were trying to do something, but it missed the mark. I really think this book was trying to be something it wasn't ready for. There could have been so much hidden meaning behind things, but it was shallow. It wasn't given enough time to mature and develop into something great. It all goes back to the story being developed more. The author has a good style, I just don't think that style worked with this story. I definitely think I would love a different book from this author, but this one just didn't do it for me.
I loved the concept of the story. Magical realism, small towns, both are great things I enjoy in my books. By all means this should have been a book I would like, but I just feel indifferent toward it. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good. The more I think about the story, the more I'm leaning toward the negative side of things. I wouldn't recommend the book, but I also wouldn't deter anyone from reading it.