Reviews with content warning for Murder - The Witness for the Dead

The story was great, and the characters were compelling. I did have terrible keeping track of people and places though. Too many unfamiliar words. A glossary like there was in The Goblin Emperor would have helped

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kagamiri's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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welgan's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It was harder to get in this book than into The Goblin Emperor : I found it's pace more enjoyable, in the Witness for the Dead, there are three intertwined mysteries and it can get confusing. The first person narration was necessary to my opinion, but I like it less (I prefered the third person in the Goblin Emperor). It get especially confusing as there are a lot of names and invented words for places and roles, it requires a lot of attention and to have read the Goblin Emperor before to even understand some sentences (so many locations with invented names. Why was it so important to focus and the buildings of the city?)
That being said, I love Thara Celehar. He's traumatized and sad and severely lacks self-esteem, but he's sweet, he's relatable, he's highly lovable, and I really want to see him go better and make friends and heal. I will definitely read the other book in the series because I love the world and characters, and even if this book was confusing some times, it was interesting and quiet.

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pvbobrien's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

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alisonvh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It’s really good, but the world building is pretty intense. All the names were so long and unfamiliar that I had trouble keeping track of who was who.

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