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4.12 AVERAGE

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

It took me a very long time to get into this book, and longer than it should have to read it, except for the last 75 pages, which sped by though I wanted them to last. I was expecting this book to be more about witchcraft than it began, the witchcraft came in the second half, and was tantalizing set in nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Even while reading, I mused that what it was about, was feminism, and much more pure feminism than the word normally means. Simply, rights of women to be and do what they want, without oppression or fear. True the suffragists were a part of the story, but the real demand was for freedom without tyranny. Interesting thoughts and deeds ...
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DID NOT FINISH: 45%

Life got busy and the library loan expired
adventurous dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

YAYYYYY fun! Creative and very compelling, the only reason I didn’t give five is because I wasn’t like,, thunderstruck by anything. But it was still very! good.