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Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

barf_mobile's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-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

jwolflink3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ekortunov's review against another edition

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

3.0

Hell thar was one thirsty novel

kathleenel's review against another edition

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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

4.75

sparrowhawk444's review against another edition

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4.0

While The Curse of Chalion is certainly my favorite in Bujold's World of the Five Gods books (besides some of Penric's novellas, which are delightful but different animals from the longer works), I do enjoy this second, slower installment. I think most of my joy comes from having an unusual protagonist like Ista - a mother, a woman in her 40s who longs for independence, a former ruler, someone betrayed by the gods and embittered by it. Ista's character is definitely what kept me engaged across my reads of this book, as the beginning can be somewhat slow. Once we arrive at Porifors, however, and the real crisis becomes apparent, the book moves at a quick clip, and I really loved the characters that were introduced. Ista's growth throughout the book is probably my favorite part of reading, and I loved to see her journey just as much this second time as I did the first.

ahalpine's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

hopeless_wanderer's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

elizas's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

madao3's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

polygonia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5