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Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

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altheanstar's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

lsiegull's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

youngthespian42's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is so weird and dark and interesting. I really love the Russian setting and take on the "Hogwarts" type story. The magic system in this book is buck wild but as someone who loves semiotics, I am all about it. While this is set in a teenage/ college school setting there is nothing YA or tropey "coming of age" about this story. If you do not like complicated magic systems or complicated messing with time I would not recommend this book for you. I am here for all of it.

kivt's review against another edition

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5.0

an absolutely fantastic and deeply distressing book. i loved it. it’s everything i wanted from The Magicians but didn’t know how to ask for. everyone should read it. you will like it if you like a mystery but you don’t obsess over having to solve it, and also if you like being tense and confused. it’s not going to be a good book for people who derive pleasure from “world building” and trying to define + police logistical consistencies in “world building.”