Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Uprooted by Naomi Novik
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is darkly enchanting. At first, I was quite captivated with the world, but by the 2nd half of the novel, I just wasn't connecting as well anymore.

I started to feel very separated from the characters, and I found myself rewinding a lot (listened on audio). Granted, I didn't feel particularly well, which could have impaired my attention span. Still, once I found some space between myself and the book, I couldn't seem to recover the gap and draw myself back in. I may try this again some day, just to see if it was me that created the distance, or if it was the book.

Regardless, there is something different and fascinating here, so for that alone, it's worth giving it a try, assuming you love deep fantasy.

Pages: 435