The Boneless Mercies

WOW!!!!!!!! That was a FANTASTIC fantasy!!!!!!! It was really well written, and had a Lot of FANTASTIC themes in it!!!!! I could probably very easily over-analyze several things in this, if I'm being honest!!!!!!!! It was REALLY well paced too!!!!!! I enjoyed the speed of it, without it feeling like it was going too fast!!!!! And the World building!!!!!!! I would LOVE to read more from this world!!!!!!!! HIGHLY recommend if you like High fantasy and stories about finding honor!!!!!!!!!

Honestly 4.5 stars

I bought this book ages ago and couldn't make it through my first go. Then I decided to give it another try and it floated in the realms of 3 stars throughout the read. It was too slow for me and not enough things were happening, but as I pushed on it somehow won me over (in like the last quarter and I get some people wont have the patience for this lol).

It's truly a character driven book and me growing to like it was a gradual thing. I understand it's not for everyone but I implore you to give it a chance it's pretty great.

This book is super atmospheric. The writing truly makes everything feel dark, gritty, and cold. It makes the girls' desperation feel even more real.

While I would say it is plot-driven, it should be known that there isn't a ton of action here. Saying this doesn't feel right, but it is all I can think of. There is definitely action and there are reasons for their desperation, but I think it just also felt slow to me. It definitely dragged in places.
It never completely gripped me which was a bummer since I wanted to like this one so much.

I'm beginning to think this author's writing just isn't for me, but I will try one more book before completely deciding.