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The Blameless by E.S. Christison

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honnomushi13's review

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Great story for younger readers

modern_miss_granger's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

4.5 Stars! Thank you so much @es.christison for sending me your lovely book. It was the perfect addition to Middle Grade March.

Here’s what I loved about this book:
• the found family
• I love elemental magic
• Brie is a loveable heroine
• fun and bingeable

I read this book so fast! I just had to know what would happen and I was rooting for Brie the whole way. Found family is my favorite and this was just the sweetest.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆/5
Steam: none

TW: violence, murder

toriwyss's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the beginning. Can’t wait to see what happens next.

bellebookcorner's review against another edition

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4.0

It's nice to read without any expectation and that is how I started out this book and I ended up liking it.

It started out strong with chaos and a runaway princess meet with three powerful strangers that help her to safety and slowly discovering that she is actually has something more than meets the eye.

I really like the idea plot about the blameless and their unique gifts. However, a lot of the blameless has different gifts which makes it a bit hard to remember which gift belong to which character, but it is what makes the story interesting to read. I have to admit the pacing is a bit slow, it seems the author really want to build Briana's character slowly but I still enjoyed in nonetheless.

I really like the characters especially Brie. It's hard to believe sometimes that the main character is only fourteen years old which is way younger than me right now and based on how she thinks and acts sometimes I think she might be older than the current age she is now.

What really surprise me more is that I thought this one is a standalone. However, the villain is still alive and undefeated by the end of the book made me realized this is book one of the series.
I checked on the author's social media and I have to wait till next year to get the second book!

Overall, it was pretty good and interesting. I enjoy my time reading this one. It definitely has the potential of a good series and I am curious to find out what happen next on Briana's journey.

Actual rating: 3.5⭐