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1112 reviews

The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The City & The City by China Miéville

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

White Feathers by Susan Lanigan

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

I first bought this book back when it was released.  I believe that was as far back as 2014!  I had been trying to increase my reading of woman Irish authors and I had read a review for this in one of the Irish Newspapers.  Then it was left on a shelf for a decade.  

What a waste!  This book is probably one of the better-told WW1 sagas.  Its characters sing of the page (in one case literally :)).  And it even got an anti-romantic such as myself all wrapped up in its love story.  

I will be reading more of Susan Lanigan soon and I wish her all the best with the two Novels she is currently looking for a publisher for.  

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

adventurous informative mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Butcher's Hook by Janet Ellis

dark funny relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Lamp of the Wicked by Phil Rickman

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Cure of Souls by Phil Rickman

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Brigid's Light: Tending the Ancestral Flame of the Beloved Celtic Goddess by Laura Louella, Cairelle Crow

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Candlenight by Phil Rickman

dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5