A review by searobin
The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This was a mediocre book, not bad, not good, somewhere in between. The story was predictable, the stakes

while theoretically high never actually felt high somehow

, the characters flat, and the instaromance a bit out of place. This could have been amazing.