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effectordinary 's review for:
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book (and series) features rotating POVs. Nathaniel is a sniveling bitch boy who I reluctantly want to protect and take care of. This is pretty much how Bartimaeus (who is a shape-shifting djinn and one of the other POVs) thinks of him, too. If you can stomach Nathaniel, you are rewarded with spending time with Bartimaeus, who knows how to pick fights and has footnotes in his first-person narration. How s*xy is that?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Child abuse, Torture