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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

12 reviews

adrienreads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

i need people to read this book b/c the last line made my heart sing but it's literally the last line so i cant talk to anyone about it :( anyway leigh bardugo does it AGAIN 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

pirola's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Sexual assault

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't really know how I feel about this? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

5.0

But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate

I knew this was going to be 5 stars from the first paragraph and it did not waver once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault, Infertility, and War

sxndaze's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

A thousand stories. A thousand 
meanings. But in the end, it belongs to no one, except the woman who holds it in her hand.

a little slow in the beginning, but it’s an addicting read. the amount of names and characters that are thrown at you can be overwhelming at times too, but that’s the nature of fantasy i think. luzia is a wonderful character and her drive and ambition is something you can’t help but root for. santángel is dark and broody and everything i love in a character and the two of them together are chefs kiss. 

the plot is intriguing and the magic system is fascinating. the development of the side characters is wonderful too and i enjoyed my time with them. it’s definitely something i want to revisit again in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Antisemitism, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol

soniajoy98's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Grief, Biphobia, Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Infertility, and War

pagesandtales's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and War

in_memoriam_bonnie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I truly have no words. I’m a big fan of Leigh Bardugo’s grishaverse books but I think she thrives best outside of YA. She is utterly free to explore the horrors of the past and its effect on women like Luzia. I truly wish I could give this book more than five stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual assault

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Terminal illness, War, Outing, Homophobia, and Rape

deedireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

All my reviews live at https://deedireads.com/.

If Leigh writes it, I read it. It’s that simple. And with The Familiar, our queen has blessed us once again. Boy, does she know how to sweep us away, how to write a love story, and how to knock an ENDING (!) out of the park.

Ninth House was super different from the Grishaverse, and this book is super different from all of them. A standalone adult historical fiction with magic rooted in culture and based on Leigh’s own family history, this book is quieter and slower than her other books, but with plenty of power and momentum.

This book is a love story, yes, but it’s also all about survival and claiming one’s own power. Not surprisingly given her family ties, Leigh’s depiction of Jewish perseverance and community during the Spanish Inquisition is truly chef’s kiss.

Bardugo fans, get excited, and be ready to widen your understanding of what she can do with a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Sexual assault