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3.71 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pretty good but i wish i liked it more than i did! i agree with some of the reviewers saying it felt like the book didn't engage with some of the more complex themes it brought up, or they were brought up so late that there wasn't really time to get into them.

also just had me thinking about penance a lot and i thought penance was really good, and the way that wove storylines and mediums together worked so well for me that this fell just a bit short in comparison. 
dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the mystery, but very political. Not the pure escapism that I expected
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Reading the synopsis of this book had me really looking forward to reading it, but once I started I found it very difficult to get into, and really disliked the way it was written.

It was so slow and could have easily been significantly shorter. The main character was very difficult to relate to and it felt like the same issues kept being rehashed over and over again, but also felt like many of the ideas fell short at the same time.

There were many times I wanted to quit reading it but somehow persevered. Ultimately, I was left disappointed when I finished this read.


emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.7
mysterious medium-paced