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Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 1 by Kouko Shirakawa

4.11 AVERAGE

foxarcada's review

5.0
adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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zeebookdragon's review against another edition

4.0
challenging mysterious 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
An isolated woman within the imperial court is pulled into solving ghostly mysteries by the emperor himself. You watch Jusetsu slowly emerge from her self-imposed isolation into interacting with others in the inner court.
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istrozewski's review

3.25
adventurous emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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inaraexplains's review

5.0
emotional mysterious 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

sockmoxy's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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books_and_daydreams's review

3.75
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucy_abigail_2313's review

4.25
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I think the romance is so cute. The mysteries are fun but I love the through line. 

balddie's review

3.5
lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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blue_reader's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maralyne's review against another edition

4.0
I watched the anime before reading this, and I enjoyed seeing the story again. I love the slowly building relationship between Jusetsu and Koshun. The episodic cases work well for a court drama, though the formula of see-ghost-investigate-exorcise may feel repetitive later. The longer plot threads weave into the episodic cases.