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One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

46 reviews

mtorma13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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k_noodlesoup's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My god. What a beautiful blend of magic and horror. I'm a huge fan of gothic settings and this book delivered. I'm obsessed with the magic system of cards, and the Nightmare is by far my favorite character. I was engrossed in this book like a fever dream. The dynamic between Elspeth and the Nightmare was intriguing; it was a compelling look at "a girl and her monster", while also nodding to the fact that being a woman is also uniquely monstrous. I can't do justice to my feelings regarding this book, but I highly recommend it.

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gracemcbee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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notbambi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

I liked a lot about this book - the atmosphere, the creepy nursery rhymes, the relationship between Elspeth and Nightmare, the magic system. It started slow, but after a few chapters, I was hooked. It wasn't quite a five star for me, in part because the plot and worldbuilding lacked depth and the romance didn't come together in a satisfying way for me.

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druzyquartz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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cherry_bloom's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sooo this is basically fem Naruto and shadowy Kurama story in the world of magic cards, knights and magical ghosts.

I'm kinda disappointed because these characters have deep backgroud stories but they have no personality traits whatsoever.

Also the main girl isn't strong or cold like author wants us to believe she just always cries and she isn't even cry baby she just cries for aesthetics... 😭

Moreover the love story...... WHERE IS THE TENSION??!! It's bland probably 'cause of bland characters...

Anyways I thought it's gonna be 5 stars read but sadly it's only 4 and I would probably rate it 3 stars if I wasn't reading trashy books recently and this book is well put together just wasn't entertaining for me .

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