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challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As a huge fan of Robin Hobb, it took me a while to dare read the books she's written as Megan Lindholm. I wanted to savour the fact that somehow there were still books by her I had left to read, but I also feared I wouldn't enjoy Megan Lindholm's writing as much as I loved Robin Hobb's. This illustrated edition of Wizard of the Pigeons was the opportunity to find out. And I'm relieved to say Megan Lindholm can weave sentences just as poetic and intricate and brilliant as Robin Hobb.
Wizard of the Pigeons is an urban fantasy novel featuring a veteran anti-hero, Wizard, surviving in the streets of Seattle, a toy of his own magic. There are shards of light, but this is a dark, dark story. One chapter really upset me, but I couldn't resist keeping on reading, and though I may not have picked up this book had I known about the trigger warnings, I'm glad I did. This is a story of survival, and I really felt all the struggles but also the hope Wizard experiences.
TW: animal abuse but it is my duty to tell you that the cat is alive by the end), rape, suicide, assault.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
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