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The Shattered Vine by Laura Anne Gilman
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Lady Rample Steps Out by Shéa MacLeod
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
Witch You Well by Colleen Cross
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Fun and quick read. Not challenging but good for an undemanding, relaxing read.
The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Owl and the Electric Samurai by Kristi Charish
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Heretics by Leonardo Padura
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The pace is glacial and the prose is dense to the point of being nearly impenetrable. I found myself reading some sentences two or three times just to understand what it meant, and I regularly read books with challenging language with no trouble. Also there were odd errors and typos in my version (pleasure was routinely printed as plea sure, for example) which made reading this book a struggle.
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
mysterious
tense
slow-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? No
3.0
The main knock I have on this book is the pace was almost painfully slow at times. Everything else was good.