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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I can’t say enough about this book. It’s full of feminine rage, sisterhood, powerful women, and rebellion. Alix’s style never fails to pull me in from the beginning and not let go.
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I really liked this book. I liked the characters, I liked the magic, the almost-real-world historical setting, I liked how it all felt like a fairytale, and that every chapter started with a little spell. The only thing I couldn't bring myself to like was the writing style. Some times I got into the story enough and didn't mind as much, other times I did mind a little more, and one time I had to put the book down in frustration. It's very descriptive, but in a way that it constantly reminds you that you're reading a book, so I felt like there was always this sort of distance between me and the characters. Like I was only observing them instead of being there, like every thought and feeling they were having was reported to me instead of me feeling it with them. And then during the climax, it felt like realistically the entire scene could take maybe a couple of minutes, but it spanned so many pages that I could literally feel the main characters standing there, frozen mid-step, while I still had a few paragraphs to go before they could make another move. Not ideal when the scene was so tense, but in a way I get it, there were three main characters, three POVs, and all three of them were having different thoughts--it's just that I didn't need to know about every single one of them. But that was my only complaint. As I said, I really liked the story and the feel of the book, and I'll happily keep it on my bookshelf.
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun fantasy escapist outlet for feminist rage an immaculate fairytale atmosphere.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Absolutely loved this, so glad I picked it up! The prose was stunning and I can’t wait to read more from this author. There’s so much to say about the endless ways in which women have fought for their freedom and leaned on one another for support. The mesh of history + magic was SO GOOD!
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes