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A review by woolerys
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Well-crafted, humorous, dark but mostly not too disturbing (except for
the headless demon horse running around killing people, wtf
), great characters, great plot tensions. I needed a book with this specific balance of being interesting and engaging but not making me think too hard. I don't feel like it's particularly revolutionary or literary, but it is thoroughly enjoyable. 

Two specific things I enjoyed:  1) the heroes' distinct lack of specialness. They are just everyday people who are driven to take risks out of love for others. And 2) the blend of fantasy, murder mystery (ish, it's not a mystery to the reader), and Regency romance (again, only kind of, in a sideways kind of way). I guess it is original in the sense that while it feels very solidly "fantasy," trying to sort it into a more specific sub-genre gets messy. 
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