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Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett

4.17 AVERAGE

adventurous fast-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
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark 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
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I wish I liked this book more. The plot and characters are all lovely, but at times the dialog feels choppy and mechanical. It's as if all the characters are just tools for expositing lore and world building. Certainly not true for the entirety of it, but enough to take me out of the world, especially during moments that just felt like rushes and rushes of information. 

I will definitely read the other books in this series in the future, though. 
adventurous dark funny 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
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes