Mother of Pearl by Blanka H. Madow: A Book Review
Genre: Fantasy
Madow starts an amazing series here in Mother of Pearl. Thrust into an unknown land, Valeri only wants to go back home – only problem is that she can’t – in fact, no one even knows how she got there as it is supposed to be impossible. Stuck for the unforeseeable future, Val must now face the world around her alone while trying to dig deep into the strength hidden inside of her to have any chance at surviving. Filled with love, heartbreak, evil, and the gray hue of morality, Mother of Pearl demands for not only a second book, but the continued story of Val as well.
Walking into this book, I figured that each book will be a stand alone that all tied together. If this is true – I’m going to be extremely mad. In fact, I got so upset that the story even ended. You know how you read something so good that you flip each and every page after that last story page just hoping for something like an after credits scene? That was me with this book. I hit 100% and keep trying to flip the page on my kindle – which newsflash to me – refused to flip any more! While I don’t tend to read through series (first book is always the best for me) this is one series, I am hooked on. I am going to be anxiously watching Madow now for the next book drop – probably going out of my mind at the same time.
There was only one thing really though about the book that I wasn’t the best fan of. There was so much more telling versus showing that it got a little frustrating. Don’t get me wrong! It was still great – but I would have enjoyed it even more if Madow showed the relationships and people rather than just telling what Val assumed at the time.
Mother of Pearl gave off some serious ACOTAR vibes and (while I didn’t necessarily enjoy the book) Shadow and Bone vibes too. Think: if ACOTAR and Shadow and Bone had a younger, more attractive sibling that was constantly overlooked by the sheer fact of the older siblings’ popularity, that younger sibling would be Mother of Pearl. Long analogy – and super kind of weird – but you get the picture right?
Who would most enjoy the work and who should stay clear (if necessary):
Fairy tale lovers – you will enjoy this book.
Enjoy a good magic involved story – you will enjoy this book.
Enjoy coming-of-age stories – you will enjoy this book
Finding yourself and looking for hidden strength within you – you will enjoy this book
Other books like the one reviewed:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan
The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig
| Plot: | 10 / 10 |
| Characters: | 10 / 10 |
| Writing: | 9 / 10 |
| Editor: | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 39 / 40 |
Title: Mother of Pearl: Precious Stones Series Book One
Author: Blanka H. Madow
Edition: ARC eBook
Published: Aug. 23, 2022
Publisher: Independent
ISBN: n/a
If you want to get it: Amazon; Barnes&Noble
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