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The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

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octopus_farmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A fun mystery!! I couldn’t guess much in the first half - lots of worldbuilding and set dressing. Creative world and neat characterization. The title sucks though. Completely inscrutable until the end when

the plot is revealed

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iaraya's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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linguistique's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious

Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

readundancies's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I need a solid sit down to really evaluate why I loved this book so much, so note that a more in depth review is in the works.

But what it really boils down to is the characterization, the worldbuilding and plot complement one another so well, that it was bound to be a hit. Each aspect is just pure entertainment wrapped in layers of rich storytelling that I had to force myself to put it down to prolong my reading experience because I was enjoying it so much. Too much one might say and yet I could not stop myself from gorging upon it.

An instant favourite, fully on my auto-buy list of series, and Robert Jackson Bennett has officially been raised to word wizard status in my books which means we have a new favourite author!

rachelroach30's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

lesley12's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this. Loved the characters and the murder mystery aspect. Very well written. I did struggle a little with the world building, I found it quite complex and at the end I'm still not 100% clear on how everything fits together. Definitely a book that I will re-read.