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400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241999851
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,034 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
tense 51%
emotional 47%
adventurous 46%
sad 20%
challenging 18%
hopeful 16%
reflective 13%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Character: 22% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Religious bigotry, AntisemitismModerate
Death of parent, Sexual content, BloodMinor
War, Infertility, Vomit
400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241999851
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Description
In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,034 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
tense 51%
emotional 47%
adventurous 46%
sad 20%
challenging 18%
hopeful 16%
reflective 13%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Character: 22% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Religious bigotry, AntisemitismModerate
Death of parent, Sexual content, BloodMinor
War, Infertility, Vomit