5/12/2023 0 Comments Seraphina book reviewBut as I look at Goodreads, I see a lot of 4-ish reviews, which is pretty good for a dragon-type fantasy book, in my opinion. Okay so this is one of the books that I felt had not necessarily a lot of pre-publication hype but a ton of buzz, and I didn't really want to be mixed all up in that. I may go back through this one, in hopes that I will understand Seraphina better the second time around. I do plan to read the second book, however, and though I rarely re-read books. And I just did not feel exactly the same, and it's completely unsettled me (especially because clinically, I can see its appeal). I think part of the problem is that I've read several beautiful, glowing reviews on this story. This is one of those reviews that I rewrote several times, and I'm still struggling to express my feelings about the book. I just couldn't anticipate her behavior, and that made her tough for me to understand. B ut I didn't connect with the story and its characters on as deep a level as I would have liked, especially Seraphina whom I had a really hard time reading (i.e. I am in awe of the world this author has created, and the messages conveyed in the telling - about accepting oneself, about self-sacrifice and putting others' needs first, about how difficult it can be to uproot deep-seated prejudices, about how you're never as alone as you think you are.
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