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31 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399547737
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 22 March 2016
Description
It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,018 reviews
Moods
emotional 41%
funny 30%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 15%
tense 15%
relaxing 12%
sad 11%
reflective 7%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
dark 4%
challenging 1%
Pace
medium 17%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 9%Average rating
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Death, Blood, Suicide
31 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399547737
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 22 March 2016
Description
It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,018 reviews
Moods
emotional 41%
funny 30%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 15%
tense 15%
relaxing 12%
sad 11%
reflective 7%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
dark 4%
challenging 1%
Pace
medium 17%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
PregnancyMinor
Death, Blood, Suicide