Pat K's Reviews > This Woven Kingdom

I didn't enjoy this book, but I would have given it 3 stars; one because it was published, 2 because it was an audiobook, which I finished, and 3 because it had a good narrator.
But when I got to the end 1 deducted one star because it finishes on a CLIFFHANGER, an absolute crime as far as I'm concerned.
I found the first 6-7 chapters of world-building tedious and a bit boring.
I've seen this book described as dark fantasy and romance, but for me it was just depressing. The abject and unrelenting poverty and cruelty experienced by Alizeh is not entertaining. I know it was in the top votes for best YA fantasy, and I find that baffling.