Hyzie reviewed Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Review of 'Reign of the Fallen' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
My problem with this was primarily that it had a really fascinating plot that it actually ignored for about half the book.
Our main character, Odessa, seems interesting enough despite the obvious immediate romance angle. There is some interesting lore going on hey, necromancers! I like those!
And then something bad happens.
I understand that characters need to respond to events in their lives that are upsetting. That makes sense. That makes things feel more real. The problem with the way it was handled was twofold: I didn't feel it with her, and it went on forever. I feel comfortable saying that half the book dealt with our main characters emotions on it. It felt like too much without the buildup needed for me to care that long, and it was bizarrely annoying to have the genuinely interesting world and plot derailed for that long.
In addition, I called …
My problem with this was primarily that it had a really fascinating plot that it actually ignored for about half the book.
Our main character, Odessa, seems interesting enough despite the obvious immediate romance angle. There is some interesting lore going on hey, necromancers! I like those!
And then something bad happens.
I understand that characters need to respond to events in their lives that are upsetting. That makes sense. That makes things feel more real. The problem with the way it was handled was twofold: I didn't feel it with her, and it went on forever. I feel comfortable saying that half the book dealt with our main characters emotions on it. It felt like too much without the buildup needed for me to care that long, and it was bizarrely annoying to have the genuinely interesting world and plot derailed for that long.
In addition, I called the Big Bad the moment I met them and felt it was so obvious it could not actually be that person. Alas.
I also would have appreciated a bit more thoughtful commentary on the interesting questions brought up regarding the raised dead. It was touched on, but it seemed to be brushed aside a bit towards the end to wrap things up.
I might be interested in picking up another book in this world (maybe one that explains better where the society came from and why it was the way it was?), but I was unfortunately not nearly as impressed with this as I had hoped.
