A review by dezlld
Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved the complexity of Pacat’s writing, and the careful ways she constructs and balances the plots of people working towards the same goal while concealing that fact from each other. They subsequently disarm each other, knowing the parts of them that were barbed to hurt one another.