Katie's Reviews > Akata Warrior

After finding myself disappointed with the lack of character and plot development in Akata Witch, along with the rushed ending, I read the sequel in hopes I would enjoy it more. I didn't. I hate leaving negative reviews, but I do not understand how so much went unnoticed in the editing process. The plot is all over the place and the world the author is creating is poorly explained. Some of the scenes are really poorly written, for example paragraphs like "Orlu looked at Sasha, Chichi looked at Orlu and Orlu looked at Sunny, Sunny looked around and saw a mask." Just really awkward writing. The dialog is often confusing and things happen for no reason or aren't explained in any way. I've read so much fantasy/magical realism and it takes a lot of development to carry a reader through such magical worlds. I wish the author had a stronger editor. The imagination is there, the writing is not.