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Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott

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lizshayne's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The main problem with this book is that, by virtue of the fact that it IS a book, the inevitable conclusion of the book is very obvious but there's no reason for the characters to know that they are, in fact, in a book and that disparate plot elements must come together a certain way.
Which kind of got in the way of enjoying the progression because I kept thinking "did they notice the thing that the narrator is careful to point out to me?"
But the world and characters were definitely worth spending time with and on and I was glad for having read it even if the plot is definitely the weakest part of the story.

jalyth's review

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5.0

Magic and mystery, but most of all, men. By which i mean, grown men. No teenagers in sight! So refreshing. This book is very chaste, btw.

emmascc's review against another edition

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4.0

Excellent as per usual, love the inventiveness of the storyline in this one

wordnerdy's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2023/03/2023-book-45.html

wunder's review against another edition

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5.0

More assured than Point of Hopes and a marvelously inventive scheme. I won't even tell you about it, because it is too much fun.

Sadly, Lisa Barnett died around the time this was published, but I'm delighted that Melissa Scott is writing another book set in Astreiant, "Point of Knives".

bookcraft's review

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4.0

I don't really have a lot to say about this that I haven't already said about the other books in the series: I love the characters, the worldbuilding, etc.