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Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu

3 reviews

keltaklo's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

4.0


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bergha1998's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.75

Again, I loved Ropa to pieces as a main character. The plot was interesting; I just felt like the end was a tad bit rushed. I love the humor and quirkiness of this series. Such a fun read. 

Mystery Fantasy, Coming of Age, Found Family

“I don’t have the luxury of forming bad habits ’cause them lot’s counting on me to get by, and if I don’t make it, we’re all screwed sideways till the second coming.”

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.“

“‘Do not regret what you have done.’ I think he doesn’t mean for you to brush it off, but that you learn, grow and move on.”

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awkwardimagination's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Edinburgh Nights isnt dark academia; its chaos academia. Where dark academia is sophisticated and sorrowful (everyone else in this book), chaos academia is spontaneous and intense (Ropa, Jomo, and Priya). It's reading a book on magical theory as you run out of a burning building. And that is Ropa's story.

And in the most none patronizing, sincere way possible, Ropa Moyo is a good girl. Don't missunderstand, she is absolutely a punk, but she is also 15 yo and undeniably good. She is her families caretaker - she said it herself. And she prioritizes money for her family, and that takea a backburner when it comes to help others and doing the right thing.

I have a feeling I'm missing quite a bit of context just bc I don't know that much about Britain+Scotland. That would explain why the setting in the first book confused the shut out of me. I also think "Library of the Dead" would've fit this book better than the first one, but I get why it was done the way it was. Perhaps the series should've been called that instead.

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