Julia Golding superbly highlighted the truly alien feelings that occur when two distinctly different cultures meet. It was also interesting to see the clash of cultures. I loved learning all about the various customs and aspects of her culture. Ramil’s culture is a lot more standard, but Tashi’s was unique. The competing cultures were detailed and extremely interesting to learn about. The world Julia Golding described was both familiar and creative. Since I disliked Ramil so much, I had a hard time getting on board with their romance and I didn’t really feel that happy spark when they got together. His growth was less apparent than Tashi’s, making him seem even more childish in comparison. He’s supposed to be at least somewhat off-putting in the beginning, but I don’t think I was supposed to dislike him as much as I did. He irritated me so much with his bravado, impulsiveness, and stubborn inability to see beyond his own perspective. Ramil pretty much killed the book for me. She began the book as a very timid girl, but she grew considerably through the book becoming a woman I would have loved if only she would let me. I felt like I was never able to get around her walls and know her on a deeper level. This makes sense for her culture, and it was fascinating, but it also served to close her off to me. Tashi was nice, but part of her personality was that she was very closed off and removed. For me, neither of those factors was met with Tashi and Ramil. They need to be interesting as individuals and there needs to be a spark between them. The hate-turned-love romantic device relies completely on the strength of the characters. I need to love my characters, especially in a book like this. Review Comparison: Firelight by Sophie Jordan.Book Review: The Last Knight by Hilari Bell.Book Review: Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin.
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