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nerdymamabooks's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-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? Yes
3.75
stacyaj's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mellomellomello's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. I wanted to like it but I felt like I was missing something. By nature a novella has to leave things out and push you right into the middle of the story but I never felt like I got a real handle on the basics of this story. Just not for me.
susanatherly's review against another edition
3.0
A well written story but just not to my tastes. You may like it more than I did.
fantasyfairy's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
titusfortner's review
3.0
One of the 2017 Hugo nominations for best novelette.
The back story and the world and the mechanics of the magic doesn't fully make sense. I think this is an instance where the story is too ambitious to be contained in a novelette. The writing and the characters are both enjoyable and could easily have sustained more pages. The "present day author" premise is also great, but the author doesn't integrate it into the story the way I expected.
The back story and the world and the mechanics of the magic doesn't fully make sense. I think this is an instance where the story is too ambitious to be contained in a novelette. The writing and the characters are both enjoyable and could easily have sustained more pages. The "present day author" premise is also great, but the author doesn't integrate it into the story the way I expected.