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3.95 AVERAGE


I felt lack of connection to these characters and the plot was too slow to develop.

DNF at page 111 unfortunately.
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated
dark emotional tense slow-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
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional sad 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: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious 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
dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

Une prose magnifique, surtout à la fin pendant les (rares) moments heureux de la personnage principale. Une fenêtre sur une période du moyen-âge très intéressante, mélange de faits et de fiction qui plonge dans un monde cruel et pourtant bien trop réel. Une belle allégorie de la liberté féminine, mais une lecture qui reste difficile car forcément parsemée d'énormément de choses dures et violentes (misogynie, homophobie...) Les personnages sont attachants, mais l'histoire perpétuellement tragique est parfois un peu décourageante (un peu biaisée car pas fan de drames).

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dark emotional
challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Complicated

Absolutely loved this book, will be buying a copy. I felt like I was in another world and it was beautifully written in a way I've not read before. I was truly along for the ride and didn't know what to expect at each turn. Very emotional and tense.