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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
mysterious
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2.5 stars rounded up
This was not my favourite from this series.
The story is dragged to no end for two thirds of the book rehashing the same thing over and over which turns out to be complete rubbish (and that in itself was utterly annoying).
By the time something actually happened I didn't care anymore, i was done and ready for this whole thing to be over.
Hopefully the next one will be better.
This was not my favourite from this series.
The story is dragged to no end for two thirds of the book rehashing the same thing over and over which turns out to be complete rubbish (and that in itself was utterly annoying).
By the time something actually happened I didn't care anymore, i was done and ready for this whole thing to be over.
Hopefully the next one will be better.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Reconciliation with Gage's father has added more interest and another dimension to this long-running series. Lord Gage's maternal family is rather unpleasant, and frankly so suspicious that the initial mystery is a bit predictable. The mystery evolves, but it's a pretty desperate and poorly thought out plan. You get the feeling that the reader is supposed to be shocked at who is at the center. The climax of the mystery is much more hair-raising than usual and the multiple deaths leaves both the reader and the characters feeling rather subdued.
As usual, the author does a good job with the physical setting and the time period, though Kiera's frequent descriptions of her dresses and cloth material has started to feel like checking boxes for evidence that she has done her research into the period.
As usual, the author does a good job with the physical setting and the time period, though Kiera's frequent descriptions of her dresses and cloth material has started to feel like checking boxes for evidence that she has done her research into the period.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Police brutality
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated