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I am yet again, swept away by Nghi Vo's writing! What I love the most is that she does not hold your hand or over explain. She simply allows us momentary entry into a world that she created without an expectation of understanding. It leaves us wanting more, but we must be content with the brief glimpse of magic!

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emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

elmarie_bassage's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Nghi Vo's writing is just exquisitely beautiful. The story was so well written and compulsively readable. I loved every second.

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4.0

i'm not entirely sure about my feelings about this book. it's, of course, undeniably good. as a filmmaker, the way nghi vo spelled out the magic of cinema in every page was absolutely amazing, if you like peeks into the golden age of hollywood in a book this is definitely for you.

i would've rated this five stars if i actually understood a single thing about the lore. every scene from part two to three i felt like i was stumbling around blindly. i never understood that the studio-owners and producers were faeries until i saw olivie blake's tweet about the unseelie

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