The Bitterwine Oath

The Bitterwine Oath by Hannah  West
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of this book.
I am rounding up from a 2.5 stars... This book was just not for me. I really tried to like it. I loved the setting and the "mystery" seemed very intriguing. But as I read I felt like I was being told things instead of shown. A lot of the characters felt mechanical and the situations felt contrived. The kids in the book did not act like any teenagers I know. I also needed the author to kind of pick a tone--sometimes the book was spine-tinglingly creepy, and sometimes everyone was just acting like ridiculously air-headed high schoolers. I just could not get into this book.


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