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4.03 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

ok yeah i ate this up. LOVED the writing style. will be reading more from this author
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A great read! Enjoyed the depiction of life in Renaissance Italy and the gender issues raised.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

4.5
emotional
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

I shouldn’t compare but I much preferred the characters and story of Hamnet to The Marriage Portrait. It never really coalesced into its full self for me. I kept waiting.

I did like learning the word uxoricide, used by the author in her notes at the end of the audiobook.

“The people who applaud the loudest, Lucrezia notes, are the ones who talked through the performance.”