It happened again, you guys. Once again I’m left wondering just what about this particular book warranted all those gushing 5- and 4-star reviews. Are we talking about the same book here?



Slow, predictable, boring — that’s how Mortal Skin was in MY experience.

On that note, if I read anything about “shedding mortal skins” ever again , I will freaking strangle someone. Repetitive — let’s add this to my list of adjectives, shall we.

The beginning was slow here, but that was okay for me — I’ve read lots of pretty great books with slower-developing plots, and I had no problem letting the author set the scene. The writing and the worldbuilding were okay, so I kept reading. But then, nothing happened.

Some minor characters were introduced, the phrase “shed your mortal skin” got thrown around about a hundred times (not much of an exaggeration, btw), Ash spent time in his cottage and his garden with his animal friends (whose identity was totally obvious from the start, yet he was surprised by the reveal ( )