![]() I take full blame for not realizing that this is from the same writer as Heart of Iron, a sci-fi work that similarly never clicks for me. ![]() Ratings are subjective and I don’t fault anyone who gets more out of this YA tale than I have, but I’ve spent most of the novel underwhelmed and expecting to give it two-out-of-five stars, only to be let down further by the listless and perfunctory ending. Also quasi-bestiality, after the heroine’s pet fox is transformed into a handsome human love interest by the power in her blood when he bites her hand. This story has it all: a generic fantasy setting, under-explained and inconsistent magic, a random and meandering plot, weirdly colloquial dialogue, and juvenile characters - both protagonists and antagonists alike - with no credible motivation driving their actions. Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston ![]()
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