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A review by kitvaria_sarene
The Apprentice Storyteller by Astrid V.J.
Did not finish book.
Read for SPFBO, this is only my personal opinion, group verdict might differ widely! 💥
This is not necessarily a bad book, but it is *not at all* my cup of tea. It feels much less like a fantasy book in the second half, but like trying to read a self help / empowerment book.
What makes it worse, is a lot of what feels super preachy to me, is coming from a 13 year old boy, if I read it right, talking to a 40 year old woman.
The prose is fine, and I liked the start.
The world building felt under developed and the plot more like an afterthought. I do think this is intentional, but not for me.
However I am decidedly not the target audience for this type of book, I'm the authors own words:
"The transformational message is rock solid"
This is not necessarily a bad book, but it is *not at all* my cup of tea. It feels much less like a fantasy book in the second half, but like trying to read a self help / empowerment book.
What makes it worse, is a lot of what feels super preachy to me, is coming from a 13 year old boy, if I read it right, talking to a 40 year old woman.
The prose is fine, and I liked the start.
The world building felt under developed and the plot more like an afterthought. I do think this is intentional, but not for me.
However I am decidedly not the target audience for this type of book, I'm the authors own words:
"The transformational message is rock solid"