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★☆☆☆☆
I hate not finishing a book, but I particularly hated to do it to this.
A retelling of The Magic Flute, Cameron Dokey's Sunlight & Shadow had so much potential. And as the story started out, I thought it might be a new favourite. But with each new chapter and each new point-of-view, my interest declined.
Sarastro was too dramatic. Lapin talked too much. There was quite the overdose of random, unnecessary backstory. Tern put too much faith in his heart. And then, there was Gayna.
Though Papagena is one of my favourite characters from Mozart's opera, the book-version of her was nasty. Seventy pages in and she hates Mina? For no apparent reason?
The thing that irked me the most about Sunlight & Shadow was just how seriously it took itself. The Magic Flute *is* a comedy, after all. Had there been less drama and whatnot, this could've been a remarkable story.
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❤, the Book Dragon
I hate not finishing books. too. In fact, even when I don't really like a book, I usually end up finishing it... I'm just weird that way, though. Hope the next book you read is much more to your liking! :-D
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