CB12’s Reviews > Sword Catcher > Status Update

This entire society is too freaked out to have a little girl in the mix of all of it right now

DO NOT ORDER KAZ BREKKER FROM TEMU

“A lank colorless brown” 😒

I know we’re talking about hair but this idea that brown physical features are dull and lank is so pervasive in literature it drummed me crazy

I mean this is like 5 degrees away from being a book whose world building is set dressing for the romantic plotting. Not quite, but on the spectrum of that vibe for sure

I think the world is very rich but the author is spending lots of page time describing various orgies in every new scene like we get it

It’s kind of a head trip that Lynne is basically the same character as Jeanne from Lions of Al Rassan, they’re starting to get mixed up in my head. Time to take a break from fantasy after I finish these

I adore the mad king troupe

Shakespeare you will always be famous

I listened to shadow hunters book 1, but i consider this my first “real” Cassandra Clare… and I almost feel the writing style is a little *overly* descriptive in a way that’s not my favorite.

It’s good writing, I’m just learning I prefer a less descriptive style w more focus on characterization. However, the setup for the world and the players is in a fabulous place to build from here

I’m not sure if this is an actual genre , but this book along with mask of mirrors feels like a sub genre of urban fantasy.

I’m not sure if “high urban fantasy” is a thing?

Yeah I’m learning I don’t care about overly detailed clothing descriptions in books at all. Especially when it’s high fantasy like this: inspired by some vague, indistinguishable historical period. Like I have no idea what y’all got on