R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 2/1/2018 + 1452 more book reviews

I was not sure what to expect when I chose to read this novel but I was disappointed. I'm almost certain that the author read The Night Circus by by Erin Morgenstern before she wrote this novel. Again and again my mind went back to that novel as this tale unraveled. Yes, the author takes the reader on a different path but I felt that she could not quite divorce her thoughts and writing from that novel. And, yes, she sets the reader up for a followup novel focusing on Tella, Scarlett's sister, as if she can write a series so much better. Perhaps she can but I doubt it and will choose other stories to follow instead.

Yet I give the author credit for imagination, character development (especially for Scarlett), and weaving a good story. If I hadn't read the other novel this one would have been enchanting. However, I have to say that the other novel was so imaginative and so outstanding that I cannot find it in my heart to give this book as outstanding a rating. Other readers may feel differently and for that reason I recommend reading both novels and rating them accordingly. Whichever one reads first will be the most fascinating.

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