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A review by alicia_ann_reads
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a really excellent read.
Took me a few fluids back and forth between chapters at the beginning to get the hang of things, there is a lot of time jumping that isn't totally evident early in and I honestly thought I had a misprint at first lol.
It's a very heavily character driven book, I have both loved and hated Roger and Dodger throughout, they were immature, selfish and annoying but it's exactly as they needed/should be based on their parts of the doctrine and really helped show the characters growth.
I absolutely loved the last 3rd of this book where the quantum entanglement hit it up another level.
TW taken from another reviewer (thanks Brianne)
CW/TW: violence, gun violence, child abuse, blood gore, murder, torture, suicidal thoughts/attempt, self-harm, hospitalization, character death, parental loss, drowning (off-page), needles
Took me a few fluids back and forth between chapters at the beginning to get the hang of things, there is a lot of time jumping that isn't totally evident early in and I honestly thought I had a misprint at first lol.
It's a very heavily character driven book, I have both loved and hated Roger and Dodger throughout, they were immature, selfish and annoying but it's exactly as they needed/should be based on their parts of the doctrine and really helped show the characters growth.
I absolutely loved the last 3rd of this book where the quantum entanglement hit it up another level.
TW taken from another reviewer (thanks Brianne)
CW/TW: violence, gun violence, child abuse, blood gore, murder, torture, suicidal thoughts/attempt, self-harm, hospitalization, character death, parental loss, drowning (off-page), needles