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jessicaludden's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
“Hundreds of men and women, hundreds of different opinions and expectations, a multitude of dreams and nightmares... All waiting for her.”
I really liked the concept of this book. The idea of a country in the aftermath of a plague and a castle of noblemen being forced to stay by the king was intriguing. It had more horror elements than I thought it was going to have but I enjoyed the suspense and having to piece together the supernatural elements. But it didn’t feel very high stakes to me and while I enjoyed the characters none of them really stood out to me.
I really liked the concept of this book. The idea of a country in the aftermath of a plague and a castle of noblemen being forced to stay by the king was intriguing. It had more horror elements than I thought it was going to have but I enjoyed the suspense and having to piece together the supernatural elements. But it didn’t feel very high stakes to me and while I enjoyed the characters none of them really stood out to me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Classism, Violence, Blood, Death, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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