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3.96 AVERAGE

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

davideatssharks's review

5.0

I finished this a while back and forgot to review it, but its a good sign that I can still remember the plot and characters. It does such an excellent job advancing the lore of the Cielcin as well as showing how much Hadrian loves Valka. The twist is enraging, and the ending is cathartic.
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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korl's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the discussion about committing atrocities to lessen suffering. A heavy topic that was explored well despite how short this was.
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I really loved it for a short story.

It lends itself to deepening both your understanding of Marlowe and the Pale.
It gets to action quickly, but still finds ways to explore the moral nature of the conflict and humanity.

I suspect it will be a nice briefing for the next major book.
dark mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

danielscones's review

3.75
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No