niche070 's review for:

Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge

5.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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This was so much fun. I loved how the characters were made out to be morally grey, including Mosca and Clent. The wordbuilding was crazy and whimsical while also setting up an intriguing backdrop for the power struggles that the story revolved around. The politics of Mandelion itself was well thought out and well written. The only weak point about however was that the introduction of key characters relied a little too much on coincidental run-ins between Mosca and said characters, but the writing, the plot and the characters more than made up for that.

"Little god, you see the world through such black eyes."
"Got no choice. My father give 'em to me."