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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a book! I would have rated it higher but I confess the slow meandering pace did ultimately put me off, especially when compared with how quickly everything resolved at the end.
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Currently shelving this one. I want to give it another go at a later date. I just couldn’t get into it right now.
In a word, this is Enthralling.
The characters... the magic... the twists …the plot.. it kept surprising me which only made me more invested!
Susanna must have been a fan of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwall, a series I grew up with, the fact you pitch the return of magic, magic being ingrained into the world and the Napoleonic age... what a wonderful world that my inner child loved!
No spoilers but it is a LONG book and although it slowly builds up the characters, the plot and the world building.. without a doubt the ramp up to the ending.... it gets FAST!
This was fun.
The characters... the magic... the twists …the plot.. it kept surprising me which only made me more invested!
Susanna must have been a fan of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwall, a series I grew up with, the fact you pitch the return of magic, magic being ingrained into the world and the Napoleonic age... what a wonderful world that my inner child loved!
No spoilers but it is a LONG book and although it slowly builds up the characters, the plot and the world building.. without a doubt the ramp up to the ending.... it gets FAST!
This was fun.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
great fun! the amount of attention clarke pays to the details of this world is really wonderful. the pastiche-y style of the prose is brilliant. the characters are varied and interesting, and being at emotional remove from strange and norrell works quite well for what the characters are like (and the overall style). certainly felt like a long book but at no point is it dull or unenjoyable.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
I loved and hated this book. At times it seemed to drag, at other times I couldn't put it down. I think people will either love or hate this book. Sadly I am of no help.