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Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey

swearyprincess's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

fixxon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ardentbookcooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

lucaengelhard's review against another edition

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adventurous
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

syl_val15's review against another edition

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3.0

3.75 stars

Don't you just love books when they are inspired by real historical figures?

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4.0

Really liked this one!!
Girls with swords

emmylux7's review against another edition

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dnf: pg 140

I was pulled in immediately by the opening chapter...things quickly lost momentum after that.

the alternating povs were useless and unnecessary. there were a couple moments where I wondered if the author forgot whose pov they were writing from. 
something would happen in Ana's pov and she would react in a way that would've made more sense for Kiki. 
but then I remembered that neither of this character's have been fleshed out beyond the stereotypes they were placed in.
i.e 
kiki: "misunderstood rich girl" 
ana: "street smart girl from the wrong side of the tracks"

speaking of character development; you should do that w/ side characters as well, especially if they're gonna be killed off. It's hard to care about a character being killed off if they don't feel real. 

also... who needs 2 paragraphs explaining how dead someone is and how sad you are about it??? NO ONE I TELL YOU.
no one likes a word sandwich; congrats on knowing what a thesaurus is but that's it.

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vane_be_sleeping_zzz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

prolinn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

richy_qu33r_readzz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

More about a beautiful friendship and blossoming love than the mystery itself, but the mystery does get pursued and solved. Lots of fights, drinking, brothels, and balls along the way. 

A historical fiction that is set in 17th Century Bolivia (called Peru or the Spanish empire) that is bold, interesting and new. Would have loved to see more cultural elements, as it stand its more generally set and cohld be almost anywhere.

“As it turns out, virtue is expensive. That’s why I never bother with it.” P.228