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Red City (The New Alchemists, #1)
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firstly, thank you to the publisher for an arc and an alc!
romeo and juliet meets full metal alchemist in an alchemical mobster setting
3.5 stars — i’ve seen mixed reviews from others that wish there was more from marie lu’s debut adult novel, and unfortunately i have to agree. especially after reading and loving her legend series as a teen, this debut adult novel’s plot felt a tad too long and drawn out with minimal reward.
i do however love how we see the darker side of alchemy utilized on a smaller scale — specifically torture. of course, there’s been multiple alchemy novels pubbed this fall, but none have been as horrifying on a smaller scale like red city.
as for the audio, there was dual narration and while i normally love natalie naudus, in this specific scenario her voice felt much too monotonous in comparison to her male counter part’s voice, who put emotion and energy into his narration.
regardless, i’m excited for the next novel after the events that unravelled in the last 85% of the book
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excited to read marie lu’s debut adult alchemical novel! let’s see how many fantasy books with alchemy remind me of fma this year
romeo and juliet meets full metal alchemist in an alchemical mobster setting
3.5 stars — i’ve seen mixed reviews from others that wish there was more from marie lu’s debut adult novel, and unfortunately i have to agree. especially after reading and loving her legend series as a teen, this debut adult novel’s plot felt a tad too long and drawn out with minimal reward.
i do however love how we see the darker side of alchemy utilized on a smaller scale — specifically torture. of course, there’s been multiple alchemy novels pubbed this fall, but none have been as horrifying on a smaller scale like red city.
as for the audio, there was dual narration and while i normally love natalie naudus, in this specific scenario her voice felt much too monotonous in comparison to her male counter part’s voice, who put emotion and energy into his narration.
regardless, i’m excited for the next novel after the events that unravelled in the last 85% of the book
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excited to read marie lu’s debut adult alchemical novel! let’s see how many fantasy books with alchemy remind me of fma this year
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So much alchemy this season!
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Liana wrote: "So much alchemy this season!"It's very exciting to see so many alchemy books this year!!
NEED your thoughts. Hope its a winner lovely 🖤
Hope it is a good one for you! I've seen this one on a few people's profiles! Fingers crossed for you 🤍 🤍
Esta wrote: "NEED your thoughts. Hope its a winner lovely 🖤"Thank you so much! it was an ok read! disappointed after loving her YA series ):
Lotta wrote: "Hope it is a good one for you! I've seen this one on a few people's profiles! Fingers crossed for you 🤍 🤍"Thank you! it wasn't bad but not her best, hopefully things pick up quicker in book two!
