Now that we have finished reading The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd and taken the time to let it all *sink in*, we’re going to share our final thoughts on the book as a whole. Our goal is not to review the book, per se, but we will be sharing what we liked and disliked.
Spoiler Free!!! This post is our general opinions about this book, not a professional review, and contains no spoilers for The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.
Content Warnings!!! This book contains situations and subjects related to: parental death, murder, blood, fire, kidnapping.
Final Thoughts:
Jacilyn: This book was an interesting combination of magical realism and suspense. I’d definitely consider it more a plot-driven book than a character-driven one, and I think that impacts my enjoyment of it a bit. The main thing I love about fiction is becoming attached to characters, and while I was fond of some of the characters in this book, I didn’t fall in love with any of them. That isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the book, though. I never truly knew what to expect from the story as a whole, and there’s not many books that have made me feel that way!
Michaela: This book has such a cool concept and it’s definitely a page turner. But at the same time the characters and some of the plot are a little weak. The bones of the story are there for an extremely intriguing mystery but so much is left to the abstract and enough requires a suspense of disbelief that it was a little lack luster at some points. I really did enjoy this book and I would recommend it but with some caveats.
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