![]() ![]() I’m not talking here about the supernatural elements, mind you, I’m talking about things that don’t make sense in terms of how the real world characters acted. Moreover, so many aspects of the plot made no logical sense. Here, I feel that key elements were intentionally vague, misleading or missing. The goods have to be hidden in there somewhere. With a good mystery, all the elements are there for you to solve it if you’d simply noticed them. I don’t mind some red herrings, but I like to finish a mystery and look back and feel that I *could* have solved it had I simply altered my perspective. The smoke and mirrors stuff frustrated me. The key bits could have been played out in a much shorter and tidier story. I didn't feel that what played out had a significant affect on Milo or on the community of Nagspeake. ![]() When all was said and done, I didn’t feel that anything really important had actually happened. Much of what happens actually has nothing to do with the overall plot or any meaningful character development. ![]() I would find myself enjoying most of the chapters as I read, only to feel annoyed or cheated as I pondered them after the fact. For me, it felt like style over substance. I really enjoy Milford’s writing style and her main characters are engaging and endearing. I wanted to love it and it has many likable aspects. ![]()
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