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evaphoenix's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and War
hwesta's review
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really enjoyed this! It introduces a new sorceress and a Saint we haven't seen before, and all the fun conversations and dynamics that implies. Several of the recent novellas have felt very slow - despite being much longer this felt like the story kept moving at a good pace and was enjoyable and engaging the whole time. I appreciated the cameos from various characters we haven't seen lately. The finale was suitably epic and I loved it. Overall, a very good entry in this series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, and Deportation
kimu's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Not my favorite Penric & Des book, but a really excellent entry into the series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
welkinvault's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A full length novel for once! A gorgeous compassionate and humourous adventure of Penric and Des. I was going to say cosy, but some of the assassins concepts are actually quite ghastly, if gently told.
Penric is becoming more Milesian everyday (the fans of the Vorkosigan stories will know what I mean) but with the wit and intelligence interwoven with a layer of calm and patience (with Des spinning the chaos).
Nice to get another story involving Bosha and Lady Tanar. And the fish loving Saint is a joy (and used just sparingly enough, much more of Iroki and his fish tales and it would have been annoying).
Truly Satisfying.
Penric is becoming more Milesian everyday (the fans of the Vorkosigan stories will know what I mean) but with the wit and intelligence interwoven with a layer of calm and patience (with Des spinning the chaos).
Nice to get another story involving Bosha and Lady Tanar. And the fish loving Saint is a joy (and used just sparingly enough, much more of Iroki and his fish tales and it would have been annoying).
Truly Satisfying.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder
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