Reviews

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

helloitsjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

blairreads3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

zecora27's review against another edition

3.0

Bardugo has a penchant for getting lost in the sauce and The Familiar is no exception. Once again a promising story got bogged down until I barely made it to the other end. I switched back and forth between traditional reading and audiobook, just to keep my interest.

gkhubel's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Another great book by Leigh Bardugo

azket1965's review against another edition

3.0

It started and ended well. The middle was a bit of a slog.

thevirgomuse's review against another edition

4.0

milagros indeed but...
***Spoiler***

i didn't understand how it ended with her having to revive him every night if, he was already freed??

jedibooks's review against another edition

4.0

this was a very different read in comparison to bardugo’s other books that i know and love (and will be returning to very shortly) and i am grateful for that. i fell in love with the setting and luzia’s character and just had so much fun reading this. my only regret is that i didn’t manage to read it sooner.

chelseatheting's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

I love Leigh Bardugo. The ability to develop very deep and flawed characters is impressive. Fun stand alone book. 

nyxnovturnal's review against another edition

5.0

I DEVOURED this book. It’s so beautifully decadent, with its 16th century setting. I’ll admit, it took around 90 pages for me to really get into it, but I couldn’t put it down once it really got going. This is a beautiful story with a surprising romantic twist, and I can’t wait to recommend it to everyone I know.

marykschrems's review against another edition

5.0

This was an interesting and spell-bounding read. I genuinely liked the main character of Luiza, which I find is a rarity these days. At first I was getting a bit confused because of the number of characters but I was able to quickly adjust. I ashamedly was not up to speed with the Spanish Inquisition but this piqued my interest in the history of it! Honestly the writing is just perfect and provides such beautiful imagery.