The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I’m so disappointed in this book. The cover made it look wonderful, but the characters are two-dimensional, the story is trite, and the dialogue is boring. I read it all the way through, but it never really captured my attention or my emotions.
The only thing I liked was the magical world setting. The setting is from the Arabian Nights, with many characters, like Scheherzade, Aladdin, and Sinbad the Sailor, being reimagined.
Many of the plot points were difficult to believe, too coincidental, or downright stupid. When you name a roc (mythical bird), do you really have to name it “Roco”? Seriously?
The writing is stiff and has too many boring descriptors, not to mention mixed metaphors.
I’m not impressed with this one.
