The City in the Middle of the Night

Charlie Jane Anders
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The City in the Middle of the Night

finminer
3/19/2021
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Decent read, had its good points and bad. On the good side, the world-building was solid and interesting, and the story flow led to some decent tension at the end. On the the bad side, there wasn't all that much distinction between the two main characters and their former relationships turned antagonists. I am SOOOOO tired of modern impetuous characters who think "I shouldn't do this" and then can't stop themselves, reacting impulsively out of uncontrolled emotion. Too many writers use this trope nowadays to create tension in the story, and to me it's a flag for a limited imagination. Maybe fine for YA but not so much in an adult book. I was dissatisfied with the resolution; despite the fact that it could have been cut down in some areas, it still felt a little incomplete.