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A review by tbrthatneverends
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The premise of this book is so interesting!! It has a unique setting (during the Spanish Golden Age), and a unique and simplistic magic system - both of which I loved.
I also loved the complexity of the characters. None are simply good or evil, they're all a mix of both. It's very realistic and I enjoyed that very much. As well as the writing style - it reminded me of an old/original fairy tale, and I don't see many authors writing that way now.
I had two main issues with this book, though:
1. The pacing in the beginning was kind of really slow. Like up until almost the torneo, it was pretty slow.
2. this is kind of more of a personal issue, but some of the Spanish words i had issues finding translations for which had me a bit confused on some words. if I had been reading a paperback instead of on my kindle, I probably would've DNF'd.
I also loved the complexity of the characters. None are simply good or evil, they're all a mix of both. It's very realistic and I enjoyed that very much. As well as the writing style - it reminded me of an old/original fairy tale, and I don't see many authors writing that way now.
I had two main issues with this book, though:
1. The pacing in the beginning was kind of really slow. Like up until almost the torneo, it was pretty slow.
2. this is kind of more of a personal issue, but some of the Spanish words i had issues finding translations for which had me a bit confused on some words. if I had been reading a paperback instead of on my kindle, I probably would've DNF'd.