A review by emmerged
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There’s a rape in the second chapter. Which (rightly) informs the rest of the book. But if you’re okay with that, I do think it’s worth it.
The romance is needfully slow-burn (but worth the wait). There’s a lot of “fantasy lingo” and politics, which leads to repetitive scenes of plot development. Seriously, every day of these characters’ lives is like a year’s worth of fantasy events. 
The ending villain reveal is pretty predictable, but the way it plays out is interesting.
Also, this might be the first time I’ve ever seen a fully developed mute character in literature?

But the boys are so cuuuute. They’re so cute. All the heart eyes. 
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