I started reading this book in August of 2015. I didn't finish it until March of 2016.
Why, you may ask, did it take me so long to read this book. It's not overly large, a little over 500 pages, and you read a lot of other books between your start time and your finish time.
Well, my friends, there is a simple answer. The first two-hundred pages were boring. They were slow. They dragged. After you get past page three-hundred you understand why the first two-hundred pages were like that, but reading them was exhausting. I so wanted to love this book because it was lent to be my by good friend who loved it but for those first 7 months I could only muster slight distain.
After the book finally got going it was a lot of fun. I give it extra point for the swashbuckling fun (even though there was a distinct lack of actual pirates), even though its still lost quite a few from the lacklustre world building.
When it was all said and done it wasn't a awful book. I give it a 6 out of 10. It ended on a cliff-hanger so I will eventually read the 2nd book so keep your eyes open for that review.
Why, you may ask, did it take me so long to read this book. It's not overly large, a little over 500 pages, and you read a lot of other books between your start time and your finish time.
Well, my friends, there is a simple answer. The first two-hundred pages were boring. They were slow. They dragged. After you get past page three-hundred you understand why the first two-hundred pages were like that, but reading them was exhausting. I so wanted to love this book because it was lent to be my by good friend who loved it but for those first 7 months I could only muster slight distain.
After the book finally got going it was a lot of fun. I give it extra point for the swashbuckling fun (even though there was a distinct lack of actual pirates), even though its still lost quite a few from the lacklustre world building.
When it was all said and done it wasn't a awful book. I give it a 6 out of 10. It ended on a cliff-hanger so I will eventually read the 2nd book so keep your eyes open for that review.
It took me so long to read this book it got instagrammed twice!
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