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The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
5.0
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Listen, I love this book. Everyone I have handed it to has loved it. It's the perfect blend of action and adventure. I love that we see the protagonists' mutual respect and wariness of each other professionally turn into a more personal love and admiration as the book progresses. I think what differentiates this from a lot of other enemies-to-lovers books is that the protagonists always have a deep respect for each other's skills even when they are on opposite sides, which I think makes their transition to allies and lovers more of a natural progression and less of a whiplash