A review by blumenpudel
Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

"When I first planned this novel, I defaulted to an all-white cast because that's what I'm used to reading in texts from the 1800s. The more research I did, the clear it became that a  homogeneous cast would not be historically accurate." (362)