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Olivie Blake

3.84 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional funny 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: Yes
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thoroughly enjoyed this. The range of characters never felt overwhelming, the ‘narrator’ was kinda brilliant. I have been hit and miss with Olivie’s books but this one was a very big hit.
emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brilliant writing. Brilliant structure. An emotional story about adult children and their father, with a sci-fi take on magic. Very grounded. Absolutely loved. 
challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH: 45%

I think I'm just tired of stories about rich people.

This book is what I imagine an Olivie Blake book feels like to non Olivie Blake readers.

-No plot
-Slow
-dense
-Minimal magic
which usually I love, usually I love her characters but this just did not work for me.

I feel like I knew what Olivie Blake wanted me to feel for each of these characters by the end of the book before the end even came and it took away the magic. The 'twists' I saw coming and the writing wasn't constructed in the way that I usually love.

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Update: OMG !?!! We have a cover and it is stunning

I had so much fun with this but i also have no fucking idea what the point was rn (rtc)