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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I felt like I was back in my Sookie Stackhouse bag with this one! Some of the writing definitely felt a little bit dated but I appreciate the world and characters that Patricia is trying to build in this series debut. I'm excited to see where it goes from here and I'll definitely keep reading. The actual mystery that was afoot here wasn't particularly interesting (maybe slightly too convoluted, there are WAY too many characters to remember) but the character dynamics was what really sold it for me to come back for Book 2.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5ish - I mostly enjoyed this as a quick fun read. My main frustration was with the way the main character was supposed to be unaware of certain things, but in first-person narration, that meant she had to describe them happening but then be oddly dumb about what they meant. Still, that only happened occasionally, and primarily to do with just two personal relationships, so the rest of the story didn't suffer. I liked the world-building. The convention of having a protagonist who's been a part of the otherworldly culture but is now an outsider is pretty useful for getting around awkward exposition. This book is already blending with "Rosemary and Rue" for me because of that particular similarity. But like that series, I'd read more in this one.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was ok, but did not engage me enough to want to read the rest of the books in the series.
adventurous
funny
fast-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
Despite the cover, this was actually a pretty good book. Mercy is an interesting character and there was a lot of interesting things going in. It did drag in the middle a bit but a good plot twist made up for that.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced