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Aug 08, 2017blue_dolphin_309 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
So, first things first, I loved the Lunar Chronicles series. I didn't expect this to be like that, but I am a big fan of Wonderland. Unfortunately this book just did not do it for me. To be clear, there were some parts I liked, such as the writing style, Jest (although I'll admit he was cliche, I did like his character), and Hatta, along with a few other things. Now on to what I did not like. One of the first things that made this such a difficult read is how slow the majority of the book is. Around the last 100 pages it does definitely pick up, but I just the book had been more exciting, because I almost gave up on it several times. The next major thing that annoyed me quite a bit was the character of Cath, which is a bit of a problem considering she's the main character. For most of the book, she came off as very whiny and unable to do much for herself. For example, she has big dreams of opening a bakery but she never makes much effort to work for it, until the end. A big part of the book is her whining about how she doesn't want to marry the king and unfortunate her life is, when she probably could do at least SOMETHING about that. The last thing, although this is no one's fault is how it is hard to go in open minded about the book, since it is a prequel. Overall, this just did not do it for me, especially when held up against the Lunar Chronicles, and other Wonderland works, and I felt like I wasted a lot of time on it.