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Say one thing about this book, it's a 5 star read. Say another thing...it's not a 5 star fantasy series. This is big on character and I enjoyed reading ut hugely but there's something slightly lacking in the world building that I can't put my finger on. It's not even that it lacks originality although at times it does feel a little obvious in some of its medieval and earlier European parallels but there's a lot of clever ideas. It's just there isn't a sense of there being a huge world out there you're missing somehow. We are here with the characters always.

Anyway worth a read and you should enjoy it hugely if you love fantasy but if I was asked to recommend a fantasy series to someone I wouldn't start here I guess.

airacobra952's review against another edition

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dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ryan_reads_alot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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