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s1dst1tch 's review for:
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What started as unflavoured popcorn, (bland but inoffensive, and easy to mindlessly shovel into one's mouth) turned out to have some flavour after all, (both sweet and salty) it was just buried halfway down. Good piece of historical fiction with a side of political intrigue.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Classism
Minor: Death, Infertility, Death of parent, Alcohol, Deportation
Relatively tame given the setting