The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker

4.08 AVERAGE

gingerparkin's review against another edition

4.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lavlavs's review against another edition

5.0
I loved this so much that I stayed up all night to finish it. Zilan, Yiufei, and Wenshu are hilarious together and their love and family bond is so moving. I liked that it actually got gruesome instead of hinting and sidestepping the issue. And the plot kept me guessing with all it's well-executed twists.

indianoceanwalkman's review

DID NOT FINISH: 68%
Slow and boring and not very good. I just couldn't get myself to read it. And I can't get myself to pick it up again when there's so many good books to read or at least to try to find

3siole's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ginaleigh236's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

absidale's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

jenbo's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes
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chiruruchi's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

hazelnutpie's review against another edition

3.5
challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A lot grittier than I expected, but it was good

olngo's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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
enjoyable and different with a good twist at the end. I found the characters whiny and the story less cohesive in the middle section of the book, but strong beginning and ending