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The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
5.0

If you're one of those folks who only reads 10% or maybe 50 pages of a book before deciding whether or not you will continue, then you might put this book on a DNF shelf and not think about it twice. It took me a full 20% to get into this book, but from there forward I was spellbound. This book has it all: fully-realized characters, ill-fated romance, mystery/intrigue, historical accuracies (thanks to in-depth research by the author), and discussion of life's Big Questions. I stayed up late to finish it, because I couldn't bear to put it down. If you're looking for a bit of fun, play a drinking game and take a shot every time the author mentions mullioned windows. ;-)