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Le Familier

Leigh Bardugo

3.83 AVERAGE

adventurous slow-paced
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is magical in the way that hope and heartbreak can be. It exudes loss and misplaced hope. The characters are magnetic, drawing you into their plight.
challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the combination of historical events and fantasy, and there were some other interesting pieces and concepts in this book, but the MC is boring, and the romance makes no sense, nor is there any real chemistry. We need the characters to be together because the author wants them to be together.