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Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water by Vylar Kaftan

miss_majuu's review against another edition

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3.0

I almost really liked this but I just needed a teeny tiny bit more of information.... Like just one or two more reveals/facts and it would've been amazing!
Maybe there'll be a sequel one day

malice1865's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

2.0

jackie_reads_314's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.25

brea's review against another edition

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

tani's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyable enough to read at a single gulp, but in retrospect, a little scattered in execution.

zogg's review against another edition

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

3.0

bookswithleigh's review against another edition

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3.0

Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water was...interesting. I enjoyed the premise, but I was a bit disappointed to learn that some of the novella was..."imaginary", so to speak.

I don't want to say too much about it, given how short it is, but it was an enjoyable read. I don't know how accurate it is, but I decided to look up the meaning behind the name "Chela", one of our main characters, and discovered it could mean 'consolation', or 'comfort', which I do think is very fitting given what the final confrontation with Chela implied.

Star Rating: ★★★☆☆ (i.e. "Not bad")

aedens's review

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adventurous

4.5

nelsonseye's review

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3.0

Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water was quite interesting. I didn't understand everything that was happening (and neither did the protagonist) but the story kept my interest. The sense of claustrophobia at the beginning was very well done, and I liked the "battle" at the end. While there were loose ends left, I think the author made the right choice with the end of the story.

tehani's review against another edition

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5.0

Clever writing, interesting concepts, a thoughtful, well-paced read!