The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

4.34 AVERAGE

rw246's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Drops you directly in the world with little explanation. If that’s not your jam, this book may not be for you. 

mbladen23's review

2.75
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
The government is fragile, and if it isn’t tended it will fail. We all can effect its maintenance. Love that.

According to the book: When the powers who are supposed to control corruption of the mega rich have no record of doing so, vigilante justice against already rich people who have murdered civilians for more profit is so terrible that the person exacting justice should be hanged. Yes, the person made a mistake and people died as a result, but had corruption been prevented or responded to in any timely manner a citizen would have never been put in the unfortunate position of needing to figure out how to stop the deadly corruption. A message that you should wait and believe that existing powers which don’t ever regulate the mega rich will suddenly do so, and certainly never take the situation into the citizens hands is not for me.

Also, the love interest is randomly a rich person (MC is very poor). His status as such is brought up one time and never seen as something worth examining. It would seem to be a difference that would lead to some fruitful conversation but there is very little dialogue between them.

ecnook's review

3.0
dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lauratheninth's review against another edition

4.0
4.5
mr bennett you've done it again

this was so entirely different from foundryside but still contained all the elements i adore: extremely unique + immersive magic system and worldbuilding, eccentric genius characters, elaborate schemes, tragedy and comedy, and gay people

adamsisson's review against another edition

4.5
funny mysterious tense medium-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

pippard19's review

4.25
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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late_nite_reads's review

4.0
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

dragonzzz's review

5.0
adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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pmillburg's review

DID NOT FINISH
Wasn’t what I wanted at the time, but will go back to try again 
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idksamiguess's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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