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anbar 's review for:
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A bleak story of Spain during the Inquisition, following a servant girl (secretly of Jewish descent) with magic powers, and the corrupt machinations of patronage and affairs that arise when her power is discovered and it must be determined whether it comes from God or the Devil, and whether it can gain her (or, more accurately, her bosses) royal favour.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Colonisation