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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-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
Finally caught up in the Pen & Des series. Another book that launches off a sidebar of the magic system and leads to a delightful detective plot that wraps up neatly. This one was less interesting to me than The Assassins of Thaslon because the rabbit hole was not one that was foreshadowed in other books so it seemed a little bit of a retcon. Nonetheless, Penric and Desdemona are still charming to follow. A nice little spooky book for the Halloween season.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5 stars, rounded up
It's a comfortable universe to keep coming back to, but very low stakes in this story, nothing novel or urgent like several of the earlier stories.
It's a comfortable universe to keep coming back to, but very low stakes in this story, nothing novel or urgent like several of the earlier stories.
Warning: this one features the death of a small child in a gruesome way
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is one of my favorite Penric books of the more recent releases. It was just a fun mystery to watch Penric and Desdemona team up with some of the reoccurring characters, but with just a little bit of added heart.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun (well, also sad) novella in the Pen & Des universe. Not my favorite of the books, but it was really fun to listen to.