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Elisa
is 21% done
I’m struggling a little to keep everybody and they backgrounds straight, but I’m enjoying it so far. I like the characters’ voices, even if the dynamics are a bit a puzzle still, while I understand how they all fit together.
— Jun 07, 2026 03:09AM
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Elisa
is 38% done
I think this is as far as I go.
This book relies far too much on telling rather than showing, and I think that’s the reason why despite a decent cast and an interesting premise, it ends up being boring rather than engaging, and probably also why it’s so hard to form an attachment to the characters, as we never get the chance to get to know them for ourselves, as we are constantly being TOLD about them.
— Jun 08, 2026 10:59AM
This book relies far too much on telling rather than showing, and I think that’s the reason why despite a decent cast and an interesting premise, it ends up being boring rather than engaging, and probably also why it’s so hard to form an attachment to the characters, as we never get the chance to get to know them for ourselves, as we are constantly being TOLD about them.
