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One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

4.28 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There are four things I love about this book:
1. Good world-building and impressive magic system, I love the idea of cards so much
2. Elm :)))) Oh my God, he is such a drama queen 💅✨
3. Ravyn Yew as a character, he is very sweet, calm and caring to Elspeth. He after they confessed their feeling *chef's kiss*
4. The Nightmare, he is giving a daddy sassy vibe. This conversation between him and Elspeth reminds me of the famous sound: "You tricked me. No, I saved you" so it was quite amusing to read. But why he had to speak in riddles???!

You see how I don't say anything about the romance? It's a romantic fantasy right? Right? I'm asking for a friend. Because it is so weird. It's not a slow burn. It's a no burn and then BAM⎯fire. Who set the fire? Who is the f**king arson? Definitely not two main characters :)

Siis aika jebulis, luin melkeen koko kirjan yhteen päivään mut sit vikat 60 sivua jäi roikkumaan melkeen 2kk ennen kun sain itteeni niskasta kiinni ja luin loppuun. Mutta siis kaikin puolin ihan jees ja tykkäsin siitä millanen tunnelma tässä kirjassa on ja noi kortteihin liitetyt voimat olisi tosi mielenkiintosia vaikkakin kesti tovi ennen kun pääsi kärryille mikä niiden todellinen merkitys tän tarinan kannalta oli
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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'm intrigued 🤔
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

LOVED IT
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was a rough start for me but then I started to get into it! A fantasy novel with medical themes, kings that hold “providence cards” with special powers and a plague that makes people have powers but also leads them to be killed by the king. The only way to cure the plague might be bringing all the cards together and the only way to get the cards is to do so in secret using the powers of those who are currently plagued.