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225 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781599904306
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Nimira is a foreign music-hall girl forced to dance for pennies. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to sing with a piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new and better life. In Parry's world, however, buried secre...
Community Reviews Summary of 519 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
emotional 44%
hopeful 38%
lighthearted 33%
inspiring 22%
relaxing 22%
sad 16%
dark 11%
tense 11%
funny 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 37% | A mix: 37% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexism, RacismMinor
Death of parent, Racial slurs, Misogyny225 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781599904306
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Nimira is a foreign music-hall girl forced to dance for pennies. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to sing with a piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new and better life. In Parry's world, however, buried secre...
Community Reviews Summary of 519 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
emotional 44%
hopeful 38%
lighthearted 33%
inspiring 22%
relaxing 22%
sad 16%
dark 11%
tense 11%
funny 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 37% | A mix: 37% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexism, RacismMinor
Death of parent, Racial slurs, Misogyny