cmdufresne 's review for:

And I Darken by Kiersten White

4.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was not at all what I was expecting and gave me complicated feelings. If I had known it was not actually a fantasy book, and closer to a historical fiction on the Ottoman Empire I probably wouldn't have picked it up. I was uninterested in everything about the time period, the politics, the world building, the side characters, and most of the plot. None of that is on the author, just my reading preferences. All that being said it's really well written and I enjoyed the characters enough that I want to know what happens next, which seems like a huge accomplishment considering how many aspects of the book didn't appeal to me.