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A review by rose_celeste
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I've never read anything of Leigh Bardugo before and I'd say this is a good start.
I cannot say I "loved" the characters. They were all flawed beings, ugly and beautiful. I was intrigued, enthralled perhaps with their desires and ambitions. But I could not love them, which was a good thing. If I had loved then, I would have been disappointed by the ending. I would've cried abput the lack of romance, rainbows and fluffy ever afters. Here, I could enjoy the ending and take it as it was. Eternal and ephemeral as the miracles remembered.
I cannot say I "loved" the characters. They were all flawed beings, ugly and beautiful. I was intrigued, enthralled perhaps with their desires and ambitions. But I could not love them, which was a good thing. If I had loved then, I would have been disappointed by the ending. I would've cried abput the lack of romance, rainbows and fluffy ever afters. Here, I could enjoy the ending and take it as it was. Eternal and ephemeral as the miracles remembered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Torture
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Misogyny