I wouldn't quite call the romance between Etta and Nicholas "instalove" but it is set up from Nicholas' very first moon-eyed description of Etta.
It's actually hard to single out individual quotes to demonstrate how so much of this book was filler, small details dragged out with unnecessary description. She had patted on more perfume of some kind, but Etta focused on the scent of him - it was cool breezes and sunshine and rum.Īll these lengthy but pointless passages added pages to the book but no depth.
His clothes were well-worn, rumpled from days of work and travel, and he seemed unbothered by it even as Sophia fussed with the gown and beat the road dust from the skirt. It was emotionally powerful, and structurally near perfect. The Chaconne was considered by most, including herself, to be one of the most difficult violin pieces to master-a single progression repeated in dozens of dizzying, complex variations. The first part of the book goes on and on about violins and compositions, the next part is all about sailing, then we finally got to the time travel and I was already falling sleep. There are many lengthy passages full of clothing descriptions and repeated introspection. It lacked any warmth or personality to help me connect with the characters or truly get sucked into the story.
There was something so formal and distant about the third-person narrative. However, my issues started straight away with the writing style. I didn't love Bracken's The Darkest Minds - truth be told, I thought that got really slow too once they escaped - but time travel and pirates was a premise worthy of a second chance. If I had not been reading an ARC and also didn't want to get harassed by Bracken fans for writing a DNF review, there is no way I would have made myself suffer through this. But it was at least 150 pages too long - and I'm not sure cutting the length could liven up the pace - and very easy to put down. Literally the only thing I liked about this book was that the male love interest was African American (because that is sadly still way too uncommon). I will write a review for this book, but really I can sum it up in two words: hard work.
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