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A sokaság akarata by James Islington

130 reviews

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It’s one of my favorite books of the year. Every chapter has insane twists and turns and those turns are also turns

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adventurous tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

So, non-spoiler review: Vis reminds me so much of a Mary Sue, but you can't help but think that it works when you read the book. I wanted to dismiss the book as another modern fantasy story and DNF it, but the book draws you in. There's lots of world building and I need to see more of how everything is explained in the next book

Super spoiler review:
Yes, Vis is quite frankly over-powered, startingly competent, and cocky. But when you learn that he's essentially well-trained because he was a prince, then an orphan, and is constantly surrounded by people who do not wish him well, you realize that this poor kid is basically stuck in fight-or-flight mode and is deeply traumatized. He becomes even more compelling as the book goes on, especially around Chapter 22 when we start to see the internal conflict that both opposing sides are putting him through. You could really see his age when the people he knows he should be able to trust show him that he can't.
 
My love for side characters also reigns supreme here. Eidhin, Callidus, Aequa and even Emissa. Love them, I want so desperatedly to know what makes them tick. But Callidus! His death was so quiet, but you could practically feel Vis's heartbreak and anger jump out at you. I should've known that, with all the death warnings we were getting, plus the fact that he literally told Vis a big part of his background, that he would die. I literally can't stop thinking about it, what a precious baby.

One last thing, I absolutely do not like Ulcisor. Can't explain why, I just didn't like him from the moment he was introduced. Oh well.

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I thought this was fantastic. A mix of Red Rising and The Hunger Games, with a bit more of a "magical school" trope. The backstory and worldbuilding made for a bit of a slow first 100 pages, but after that I was hooked. First-person present-tense narration, but I liked the MC a lot and it was well-written, flowing smoothly. Can't wait to see what happens next! 

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