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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I'm not saying it was bad but the plot felt a little boring and it didn't have to be so dragged out tbh.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is an interesting, well written book. The prose is poetic and evocative - you can easily imagine the world that Summers is writing about. The characters are also clearly defined & well rounded.
Merged review:
This is an interesting, well written book. The prose is poetic and evocative - you can easily imagine the world that Summers is writing about. The characters are also clearly defined & well rounded.
Merged review:
This is an interesting, well written book. The prose is poetic and evocative - you can easily imagine the world that Summers is writing about. The characters are also clearly defined & well rounded.
Merged review:
This is an interesting, well written book. The prose is poetic and evocative - you can easily imagine the world that Summers is writing about. The characters are also clearly defined & well rounded.
Merged review:
This is an interesting, well written book. The prose is poetic and evocative - you can easily imagine the world that Summers is writing about. The characters are also clearly defined & well rounded.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hate to make the comparison, but to me this book feels like the younger sibling of one of my favorite novels, Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea. It easily stands in its own right, but my memories of Starless Sea just kept creeping in through my read of this one. I liked the characters alright, some of them could have used a bit more work but I deeply loved Violet and her journey. There is a wondrous world in here, but I think I would have liked it a bit more with more of the world-building and adventure with a bit less of the character stories. Still, I enjoyed it!
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
This is everything The Night Circus wants to be. Very well written with a well thought out plot and a fresh take on magic and mythology. Very movie-like, and while all of the time skipping was somewhat frustrating at first, by the end it made sense for the story and added to the movie-like vibe.
I will say that I wouldn't call this a romance. Romance is a very thin slice of what this is, even as it plays as a major piece of the back drop. More romance would have worked really well, but it also would have changed the style of the narrative. Just a warning -- if you're reading this for the romance, this isn't it. I can count on like, one hand the amount of romantic interactions that the FMC and MMC have.
Still, I'm eager to read more from this exceptionally talented author.
I will say that I wouldn't call this a romance. Romance is a very thin slice of what this is, even as it plays as a major piece of the back drop. More romance would have worked really well, but it also would have changed the style of the narrative. Just a warning -- if you're reading this for the romance, this isn't it. I can count on like, one hand the amount of romantic interactions that the FMC and MMC have.
Still, I'm eager to read more from this exceptionally talented author.