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The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks

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

3.75

The good: the main characters are coming to the apex of their character arcs, and it is so satisfying to see them all finally coming into their own. Karris in particular is at her absolute best, and it finally felt like she was no longer so entwined with Gavin; her feelings toward him felt a lot less...icky? There were some very solid and satisfying twists, especially those concerning
Kip's parentage, the fate of (the real) Gavin, and black luxin
. The characters all remain flawed, fascinating, and real.
The bad: unfortunately, the plot didn't go too far, and a lot of the major events seemed to happen off the page, such as
Kip's war in the Blood Forest and Liv becoming a god
. I think a lot of it was trying to get the characters in place for the final book - and I've heard that the final book was fairly controversial, so I'm hoping it's not a waste.

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