Review Detail of RobynCardona in Through the Unyielding Gate

Super intriguing premise. The author has woven folklore and mythical creatures from all around the world into one, which I like a lot! They also take the opportunity to explain the "main chapter creature". I didn't think any chapter was scary at all. Rather, I felt, everything was magical and wondrous - perhaps because I'm a mythological creature fan myself and knew almost every type of "monster" the author introduced. 😅 The changing perspective between characters is surprisingly easy to follow and has never been an issue during reading. On the contrary, it provides better insight to the situation at hand. Some chapters are long and story-driven, others are more poetic, displaying the excellent writing skills of the author. However, there is a plethora of characters introduced on top of the creatures which made it difficult to not get confused. Introducing new characters late into the story was also a little challenging for me, as I felt their introduction was rushed. It could have used one or two more chapters to narrate the broken relationship mentioned in ch30 instead of squeezing it all into a footnote.