Reviews

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

nerdymaeve's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

pathlesspisces's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.0

This was… odd. It just kind of felt like a mess? The pacing was super choppy, the characters were flat, the romance was extremely underdeveloped, and overall I couldn’t bring myself to get invested in anything that was going on. The more I think about it, the less I like it; I guess I’ll see how I feel after sitting on this for a while longer.

I will be keeping my copy though because the cover is gorgeous lol

tfarfan's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

epigramsfromnowhere's review

4.5

Loved the multiple POVs, the side characters sometimes felt more compelling than the two mains. Overall compelling and luckily fairly short, though a slight letdown after Ninth House

reaganreadsmore's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

cbustamante22's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

adventuresofmomzilla's review

slow-paced

3.75

Set during the Spanish Inquisition in Madrid with Gothic/historical/religious vibes. The story is beautifully written and extremely atmospheric, although it started very slow and picked up some around the middle. The character names, especially the males, were a little hard to keep up with, but that may be easier in an ebook or paper copy. I thought the ending was beautiful.

namazu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

haliespages's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

hfj's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0