A review by rasa
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I don't think I can write a proper review of this book without spending at least 5 pages. I read this book for a month, this is the only book I read in September. But I kept thinking about it for the entire month, almost every waking hour and part of the reason it took so long was because I didn't want to let go and at the same time, the real life stuff was SO REAL and I kept feeling like all of it is happening to me too, and all of the emotional range is very, very rough, deep and entangled. There was so much mystery, fantasy, fairytale elements and all of them made sense to me. Like this is how the world should be, this is why emotions are difficult some times. There is a chance that I will judge my future friendships on what others think about this book. It is very niche, not everyone will like it. but for me - it was so much more than perfect. Roger and Dodger and their relationship is soo precious. I have never read a book like this.
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