To Cage a God
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A very engaging, if sometimes brutal, fantasy book with Russian setting and multiple POV. Thanks to both @bolindaaudio and @dawbooks I was given the ALC (audiobook) and eARC (ebook). This way I could both listen to and read the book, which was a great experience. The story is really well paced and is extremely gripping in both reading and listening to. The narrator of the audiobook does a really good job to transport the vibe of these hugely different characters.
Speaking of characters, they are the real strength in this narrative. There's the sisters Sera and Galina, both burdened with huge trauma and with gods caged within them - dealing very differently with their situations. There's Vasilisa and Vitaly, the respective love interests - both real strong on their own, and also giving the relationships tension, passion and angst galore. There'sKatinka, a side character of sorts but with her own POV and a great albeit brutal story of her own - and even more side characters that are interesting. Everything is set in Imperial Russia, which is already giving this harsh, dangerous vibe. And as one can guess, the story at heart is one of resistance and rebellion. I think this is a standalone, which works perfectly. I'd also gladly go back into this world to get some more of these people I came to love (or hate). 4,5/5 stars and a huge recommendation. Thank you @netgalley, DAW and Bolinda for the ARCs. #ToCageAGod #netgalley #bookstagram
DNF @ 40% / page 184 Let's start with the good parts, because it goes just goes downhill from here: Two things that the book did very right were 1. multiple pov and 2. short chapters Now... This book didn't work for me for a couple of reasons, but it all boils down to mainly one thing: the writing. The first 50-ish pages were rough to get through. Very confusing. I understood what happened and yet didn't understand shit. Those pages would have been a great prologue. Most of the chapters ended in a way that made you want to keep reading but with the beginning of every new chapter you had to start all over again to get into it. I also felt the direct speech didn't match the writing/thoughts of the character's pov. Maybe the following is entirely my own fault but when I read "russian inspired" I expected something like winternight in terms of language and (russian) vibes. This book did have its own language (with a language key!!) but I felt like it added more to the confusion than anything else. I'm annoyed and disappointed that this book didn't do anything for me because it does have an interesting premise. And dragons. Some of the characters were great and the chemistry between them was just as good but this is not enough to enjoy the book as it is or convice my brain to not fall asleep mid-sentence. For pure pettyness on my part: "Zolotiye Palace" is an atrocity to look at. I understand the language is made up, but you cannot tell me that "zolotiye" isn't from the word zoloto which means gold. The grammar with Zolotiye Palace isn't grammaring. I hate it.
Beiträge
A very engaging, if sometimes brutal, fantasy book with Russian setting and multiple POV. Thanks to both @bolindaaudio and @dawbooks I was given the ALC (audiobook) and eARC (ebook). This way I could both listen to and read the book, which was a great experience. The story is really well paced and is extremely gripping in both reading and listening to. The narrator of the audiobook does a really good job to transport the vibe of these hugely different characters.
Speaking of characters, they are the real strength in this narrative. There's the sisters Sera and Galina, both burdened with huge trauma and with gods caged within them - dealing very differently with their situations. There's Vasilisa and Vitaly, the respective love interests - both real strong on their own, and also giving the relationships tension, passion and angst galore. There'sKatinka, a side character of sorts but with her own POV and a great albeit brutal story of her own - and even more side characters that are interesting. Everything is set in Imperial Russia, which is already giving this harsh, dangerous vibe. And as one can guess, the story at heart is one of resistance and rebellion. I think this is a standalone, which works perfectly. I'd also gladly go back into this world to get some more of these people I came to love (or hate). 4,5/5 stars and a huge recommendation. Thank you @netgalley, DAW and Bolinda for the ARCs. #ToCageAGod #netgalley #bookstagram
DNF @ 40% / page 184 Let's start with the good parts, because it goes just goes downhill from here: Two things that the book did very right were 1. multiple pov and 2. short chapters Now... This book didn't work for me for a couple of reasons, but it all boils down to mainly one thing: the writing. The first 50-ish pages were rough to get through. Very confusing. I understood what happened and yet didn't understand shit. Those pages would have been a great prologue. Most of the chapters ended in a way that made you want to keep reading but with the beginning of every new chapter you had to start all over again to get into it. I also felt the direct speech didn't match the writing/thoughts of the character's pov. Maybe the following is entirely my own fault but when I read "russian inspired" I expected something like winternight in terms of language and (russian) vibes. This book did have its own language (with a language key!!) but I felt like it added more to the confusion than anything else. I'm annoyed and disappointed that this book didn't do anything for me because it does have an interesting premise. And dragons. Some of the characters were great and the chemistry between them was just as good but this is not enough to enjoy the book as it is or convice my brain to not fall asleep mid-sentence. For pure pettyness on my part: "Zolotiye Palace" is an atrocity to look at. I understand the language is made up, but you cannot tell me that "zolotiye" isn't from the word zoloto which means gold. The grammar with Zolotiye Palace isn't grammaring. I hate it.