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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
mysterious
tense
fast-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
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book definitely felt like a prequel, providing the set up for what is to come in the characters’ stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good but too fast for the pace of the character development (but such is the issue with shorter fantasy books).
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
An EXCELLENT short story. I loved exploring a culture I'm unfamiliar with and getting to translate some Polish while I read. The book itself is quite short but it was a good reset for me after reading some longer things before. Can't wait to explore these characters again.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Chicago was a city ruled by monsters, and all those monsters were women—strzyga, zmora, and llorona, each a legend of wronged women, sinful women, mysterious women. Tragic and powerful figures, all, not to be underestimated
🧌I'm a huge fan of the Witcher series, which has its own roots in Polish folklore/monster, so I thought this would be right up my alley. I immediately fell in love with the leshy - I wish he were in it more than the opening scene. I did enjoy all the folkloric elements; there were glimpses of something dark, eerie, that just didn't quite breach the surface. But instead of being swept away, I felt more like I was skimming across it.
🩸I love a novella but I think this concept could have been fleshed out more and after finishing it, I couldn't really tell you what happened when. The relationships between characters did feel a little rushed, and I never really connected with anyone on the page. There’s a certain detachment in the way their relationships unfold, which made it hard to invest in either the stakes or their emotions.