Lilibet Bombshell's Reviews > Comeuppance Served Cold
Comeuppance Served Cold
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Lilibet Bombshell's review
bookshelves: advanced-reader-copies, dnf, standalone-fantasy-novels, genre-mashup, sci-fi-novels, suspense-mystery-novels
Mar 25, 2022
bookshelves: advanced-reader-copies, dnf, standalone-fantasy-novels, genre-mashup, sci-fi-novels, suspense-mystery-novels
I had been highly looking forward to this book, but I found myself disappointed by it.
I believe the issue with my review here is that I don’t necessarily think the book is bad–it just wasn’t for me.
I found the narrative style to be too weak on actual narrative and too strong on descriptions, which is something I dislike in a book because it can easily lean from necessary descriptors into purple prose. The non-linear time frame is something that usually works for me in novels (I greatly enjoy them, actually), but in this novel it grated on my nerves as I felt myself getting bored with the stop-and-go of the book. Every time there was another break in the time frame filled with telling me exposition I sighed heavily and wondered how much longer I had to go in the book. Since this book is less than 200 pages, that isn’t a good thing.
I did, however, greatly enjoy the characters and the overall premise. I just wish it made up for the rest of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for early access to this title in exchange for a fair and honest review. As per personal policy, since this review is rated 3 stars the review will not be appearing on any bookseller sites or on social media.
I believe the issue with my review here is that I don’t necessarily think the book is bad–it just wasn’t for me.
I found the narrative style to be too weak on actual narrative and too strong on descriptions, which is something I dislike in a book because it can easily lean from necessary descriptors into purple prose. The non-linear time frame is something that usually works for me in novels (I greatly enjoy them, actually), but in this novel it grated on my nerves as I felt myself getting bored with the stop-and-go of the book. Every time there was another break in the time frame filled with telling me exposition I sighed heavily and wondered how much longer I had to go in the book. Since this book is less than 200 pages, that isn’t a good thing.
I did, however, greatly enjoy the characters and the overall premise. I just wish it made up for the rest of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for early access to this title in exchange for a fair and honest review. As per personal policy, since this review is rated 3 stars the review will not be appearing on any bookseller sites or on social media.
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Reading Progress
March 25, 2022
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Started Reading
March 25, 2022
– Shelved
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
advanced-reader-copies
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
dnf
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
standalone-fantasy-novels
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
genre-mashup
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
sci-fi-novels
March 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
suspense-mystery-novels
March 25, 2022
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Finished Reading