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A review by briipearl
Still the Sun by Charlie N. Holmberg
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
2 1/2 stars - This one is difficult to review: I have loved all of Holmberg's works that I've read up until this point so much (The Paper Magician series, Whimbrel House, Fifth Doll, Magic Bitter/Magic Sweet). They're quick-witted, unique, well-developed and capturing. I truly feel like I fell into all of those works.
Still the Sun didn't feel like any of those things for me, sadly, and I was pretty bored overall with the story. I stuck it out, hoping my opinion would shift and something would grab onto me; the characters fell flat (and stayed flat) and I wasn't invested in any of them, even toward the end of the storyline when things started to tie together. I grew a little frustrated at times because I was confused and the audiobook narrator was somewhat unreliable in critical moments.
Still the Sun didn't feel like any of those things for me, sadly, and I was pretty bored overall with the story. I stuck it out, hoping my opinion would shift and something would grab onto me; the characters fell flat (and stayed flat) and I wasn't invested in any of them, even toward the end of the storyline when things started to tie together. I grew a little frustrated at times because I was confused and the audiobook narrator was somewhat unreliable in critical moments.