A review by moonlightmadness
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Without giving anything away I would describe this book as lack luster as I love this author this book was a build up with a disappointment. The disappointment for me was because this is the same old same old as Shadow and Bone. It's written with the same premise. The characters are very one dimensional. So many characters don't have depth and I ended up not caring. Also the even though this book is well researched there is not enough of the historical aspect to go on. I wanted more of the Spanish Inquisition historical factors. Everything just fell flat, I struggled to move on and care. I wanted to like this book. I didn't 
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