matthewmincher@bookwyrm.social hat The Left-Handed Booksellers of London von Garth Nix besprochen (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
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So I love Garth Nix's other YA series, namely Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom and I had no idea he'd started a new series recently.
I'm also a fan of urban fiction, and blended myth and modern day, and this book had a few Dresden FIles / Rivers of London vibes.
On paper then a great match.
Unfortunately this felt really slow, and while it had some good ideas it just didn't lean into it to tell an interesting story. I'm gonna carry on to see if it picks up in the second book (and honestly I'll probably read the third when it comes out because why do 2/3)
OK, Susan just wants to be normal and Merlin is handsome. I felt like so much time was spent on the less interesting parts of the plot when you've just introduced the idea of a hidden society of more-than-mortal …
So I love Garth Nix's other YA series, namely Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom and I had no idea he'd started a new series recently.
I'm also a fan of urban fiction, and blended myth and modern day, and this book had a few Dresden FIles / Rivers of London vibes.
On paper then a great match.
Unfortunately this felt really slow, and while it had some good ideas it just didn't lean into it to tell an interesting story. I'm gonna carry on to see if it picks up in the second book (and honestly I'll probably read the third when it comes out because why do 2/3)
OK, Susan just wants to be normal and Merlin is handsome. I felt like so much time was spent on the less interesting parts of the plot when you've just introduced the idea of a hidden society of more-than-mortal booksellers.