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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
No
I love a book that can play with time but not create more questions than it answers. The creativity is intense and beautiful and I loved getting to read it. It would’ve been a full five but I didn’t love the jumps between narrators and I also felt like it had the potential to go even deeper if the narration had just remained with Cassie. I think this author has the potential to be even more and I can’t wait to read more from him.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
I was worried this was going to be another version of 1,000 doors of January but this had such a cool take on magic and the magic system was really cool - something similar to One Dark Window. The sinister nature of everyone looking for the books felt more true to life than most magic systems, and the twist about the origins of the books is a complete brain bender. It’s not a 5 star book, but I can’t actually figure out why because all of the pieces are there.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Just ran out of time to read the book from a library loan and won’t get it back for a few weeks. Definitely coming back to it AND plan to read the author’s next book as well.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Interesting concept, unfortunately not given the benefit of strong or likable characters. The primary antagonist is one dimensional, more a flimsy archetype of “Villain” than an actual person. There is zero reason for the bloodshed and (considerable) gore, so that it feels extraneous to the story.
It’s a fluffy read that takes too long to get to its point.
It’s a fluffy read that takes too long to get to its point.