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One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

473 reviews

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

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f10r3nc3777's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you like a tortured soul/mind main character, this is a great Duology! I love a good main character struggling with their sanity while trying to (not) fall in love and save the ppl they love. I was hooked from the first page, and finished this in 4 days! Also loved the witty character convos and the rhythmic rhymes when quoting a book they all refer to.

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aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I’m sorry to say this book/duology is overhyped. Things that annoyed me greatly were, among others, Elspeth’s entire personality (is she dumb or is she in denial - I’m not sure which is worse), the mention of the love interest’s title and eye colour the entire time (we get it, readers aren’t stupid) and the not so great writing. If you shake this book, you can hear the clichés jingling against one another.

However, I did like the eerie, gothic vibe and the magic system, and I’m delulu enough to believe the comic relief character/trustworthy sidekick will get more of the spotlight in the second instalment. Manifesting a love interest for him, because I choose to believe he’d be less insufferable if/when he falls in love.

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bibliophileclerk's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am shook. This book started out slow, but once the story hit the first reveal it started to push along quickly.

The magic system was a bit overwhelming to follow for me at first. I really enjoyed the colored themes for each of the cards.

Elspeth’s journey in this book is brutal. Watching how all the characters are affected by the use of magic was a really interesting perspective.

I need to finish processing this story and start book 2 soon.

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