Reviews

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

bethan_clifford's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

timinbc's review against another edition

4.0

I like the way Waggoner plays with expectations and has fun writing.

First, Delly is exactly the right amount of capable, has very believable self-doubt, but is clearly a Good Person in the end.

I think it's terrific that we are just given that trolls intermarry with humans, no one thinks anything of it, and no explanation is given. Winn is a delightful Field Hockey Captain and Ted Lasso all in one.

The secondary characters all have quirks and imperfections, but the good ones are always driven in the right direction by being Basically Good.

The drip plot isn't great, and the baddies are not interesting. But I think the story's meant to be about the people, and we aren't meant to examine the plot too much.

We knew it would all come right in the end with Fiona, I mean Winn, and it does. Anything else would have been unsatisfactory.

And Buttons, who started out icky and became a Personality. His story arc was predictable but well played.

And I am left with Delly's wonderful made-up words.

I will read as many of these as Waggoner wants to write. There's something fresh about it.

crickett06's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

becca5741's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

emmalstone's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

ella_kershaw's review

Crap - try again later

linneamorgan_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gabengal's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

3.75

booksheep's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This was sort of mediocre. It was not bad but also nothing special. It came recommended for fans of Sir Terry Pratchett and I feel that caused my expectations to be a lot higher. Except for one specific character I didn't feel any Pratchett vibes. Another  detail, even though I liked the main couple together, I would have loved seeing their relationship take the next level instead of them just talking about how they like each other. 

kathflynn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5