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With this being the second fantasy series by Andrea Stewart I have read, I am very convinced that she is unparalleled in worldbuilding with the most creative magic systems.
Here it involves gods, a war, transformations, altered humans, jewels and restoration. And all of this spanning centuries and told from five different POVs. With all that complexity, Andrea Stewart still makes it seem effortless and manages to bring the reader into the world without the need for info dump after info dump. On the contrary, I was eager for more lore and history. On the other hand, and this worldbuilding and POVs takes a bit away from character building. While they are all very interesting and definitely deserve their own chapters, it's a bit hard to really root for them and not just see them as people moved across this rich world purely for plot reasons. I'm just saying this though because usually I enjoy my character driven stories more. But here I was so enthralled by the world that I didn't mind very much. I have high hopes for the next books in the series, and even deeper lore and character arcs. 4,5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @LittleBrownBookGroup_UK for the eARC! #TheGodsBelow #Netgalley #Bookstagram
Sep 17, 2024
With this being the second fantasy series by Andrea Stewart I have read, I am very convinced that she is unparalleled in worldbuilding with the most creative magic systems.
Here it involves gods, a war, transformations, altered humans, jewels and restoration. And all of this spanning centuries and told from five different POVs. With all that complexity, Andrea Stewart still makes it seem effortless and manages to bring the reader into the world without the need for info dump after info dump. On the contrary, I was eager for more lore and history. On the other hand, and this worldbuilding and POVs takes a bit away from character building. While they are all very interesting and definitely deserve their own chapters, it's a bit hard to really root for them and not just see them as people moved across this rich world purely for plot reasons. I'm just saying this though because usually I enjoy my character driven stories more. But here I was so enthralled by the world that I didn't mind very much. I have high hopes for the next books in the series, and even deeper lore and character arcs. 4,5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @LittleBrownBookGroup_UK for the eARC! #TheGodsBelow #Netgalley #Bookstagram
Sep 17, 2024
