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The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
3.0
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for the arc!
I was super excited about this story. The premise sounded unbelievable and I was so excited for such a unique world. The world is one of the coolest things about this book. There are kingdoms all based on the spice they grow and import with magic gates connecting them. The world operates on a caste system with Amir, a carrier of spices, on the bottom.
I struggled with understanding the why and becoming fully immersed in the story. There was so much world building in this story which did help set up this world nicely. however I feel like there where areas that needed more detail such as the God of the gates and the ‘why’ of the story. Also the dialogue was a bit of a struggle. I wish there was a bit more continuity with the speech of characters as well as the general type of speech (modern vs. fantasy).
There was so much potential in this story and world. Generally I think there needed to a bit more reworking or edits to make this story really flow and shine! I would love to see more by this author as I think there is so much potential for a really amazing story.
I was super excited about this story. The premise sounded unbelievable and I was so excited for such a unique world. The world is one of the coolest things about this book. There are kingdoms all based on the spice they grow and import with magic gates connecting them. The world operates on a caste system with Amir, a carrier of spices, on the bottom.
I struggled with understanding the why and becoming fully immersed in the story. There was so much world building in this story which did help set up this world nicely. however I feel like there where areas that needed more detail such as the God of the gates and the ‘why’ of the story. Also the dialogue was a bit of a struggle. I wish there was a bit more continuity with the speech of characters as well as the general type of speech (modern vs. fantasy).
There was so much potential in this story and world. Generally I think there needed to a bit more reworking or edits to make this story really flow and shine! I would love to see more by this author as I think there is so much potential for a really amazing story.