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ladyalbion's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
thelonelywizard's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
linguisticali's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I really liked the characters and found the worldbuilding intriguing, but the pacing felt off and I ultimately found the resolution confusing. I'd really like to read more by this author though.
sawyer_obrien's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
5.0
seighboo's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
applejacksbooks's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
promiscuousreader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
tiannaedwards's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
2.75
It was good. Story tried to cover a lot. Wasn't deep in baby parts
bamboobones_rory's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
This novella had a lot of potential with the great characters and themes, but it tries to do to much in a short space, and so the world building details and plot become rushed- rattling off the background info for the reader, then switching to a slow scene slice-of-life description. I was excited about the plot and it's cool to see a non-binary MC in a Persian inspired fantasy world, but overall the book fell flat by trying to do way too much in a short number of pages. It seems like it should be a full length novel or multiple books for the level of worldbuilding, or else the plot itself could be a short story. This seems like the kinda of jam-packing a story that new authors who are excited about their world do. I think Naseem Jamnia is an author to keep an eye on for future books.
amanda_the_librarian's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0