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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
adventurous
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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
EL never fails at worldbuilding and the seryu cameo was everything!! As always, the magic of EL books is in her enchanting prose.
I continue to enjoy Elizabeth Lim's books. In this narrative, the main character feels responsible for caring for her family due to the disappearance and presumed death of her father as well as her mother's gambling addiction based on her supposed ability to predict the future. When the debt becomes so much that the local crime lord threatens to take the main character's sisters as payment, the main character tries to use her painting ability, an ability which - unlike her mother - means that she can actually paint the future. This lands her in the garden of the supposed demon lord - actually a half dragon - and into a marriage bargain for which he will pay off her mother's debt in exchange for her painting something that will help him. While reading, I did not realize that this was partly a Beauty and the Beast retelling - something I saw later in the synopsis - but upon reflection I see those plot beats clearly. Since I tend to enjoy these types of retellings, this definitely helped my reading experience. I will continue to read whatever Lim produces.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated