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Five Broken Blades

Mai Corland

3.82 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Interesting premise and cool plot twist at the end. Unfortunately, lacked in execution. Characters felt flat, with a lot of telling instead of showing. The fast pace meant that character relationships and 'bonds' were rushed and forced, with the lacklustre plot making the story drag and feel unclimactic. The world building was clunky and the names of everything just threw me off (I understand it's supposed to be a blend of Korean and Western fantasy but the picking and choosing of certain elements like names felt like not a lot of research was done and the Asian aspects were a second thought added last minute with no respect towards original source material/culture). Overall, quick read but if you’re looking for Six of Crows, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
adventurous challenging 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: No

Oh My Gosh I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! 
The plot, the characters, the twists! Just *muah* chief's kiss. 
now please pardon me, I must get started on the next one.
adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very easy to read, some things felt trope-ish but the plot and characters always kept moving (literally and figuratively) the plot twist was amazing,all povs were equally fun.I'll miss ty

This was so fun and felt so much like Six of Crows
adventurous challenging 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