Lies and Prophecy
Feb. 7th, 2022 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearThis is the first in the Wilders series by Marie Brennan, whose other books I have very much enjoyed.
But this one didn't really work for me. It starts with protagonist, Kim, sorting out her class schedule for her next semester at college - and including Ceremonial Magic and Divination amongst her classes.
Unfortunately, the fact that she's at a college that teaches magic is pretty much the only aspect of interest in the book for quite a while - and it did intrigue me for a bit. But, once the plot started to get going, it felt like Kim was very much on the periphery and everything was happening to someone else, which didn't help me connect to the story.
Then, when it became clear what the main fantastical element of the world was going to be, it was something that's never really grabbed my interest, unfortunately.
Don't get me wrong - the writing is good, I liked the range of characters, and the divergence from the real world is well-portrayed. It just wasn't my kind of story, and I'm not interested enough to carry on with the series.
But this one didn't really work for me. It starts with protagonist, Kim, sorting out her class schedule for her next semester at college - and including Ceremonial Magic and Divination amongst her classes.
Unfortunately, the fact that she's at a college that teaches magic is pretty much the only aspect of interest in the book for quite a while - and it did intrigue me for a bit. But, once the plot started to get going, it felt like Kim was very much on the periphery and everything was happening to someone else, which didn't help me connect to the story.
Then, when it became clear what the main fantastical element of the world was going to be, it was something that's never really grabbed my interest, unfortunately.
Don't get me wrong - the writing is good, I liked the range of characters, and the divergence from the real world is well-portrayed. It just wasn't my kind of story, and I'm not interested enough to carry on with the series.
