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This book was very drawn-out and boring; and I felt that there was a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. We were supposed to believe in the main character, but I found her to be very self involved and unrealistic. Also, I was excited to see a retelling of Beowulf from a feminist perspective, but most of the time it felt kind of forced to me. Overall, I couldn't connect with the characters or with the story.

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adventurous emotional medium-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? No

4.0

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_haggis_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-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? No

2.5

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adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Me super encantó la manera de escribir de la autora <3. Ya había leído el otro libro de este mismo universo (que me arrepiento, debería haber leído este antes para poder disfrutar mejor Seven Endless Forests) y la verdad es que si el pasado me gustó, este me gustó mucho más.

El libro trata un grupo de chicas que tenían como trabajo dar muerte a las personas a los lugares que visitaban, y la gente les hace el quite por lo que hacen. Ellas están cansadas de esta vida, y que para conseguir gloria deciden ir a matar a un monstruo que está destruyendo uno de los pueblos de su país.

Me encantaron las chicas que conforman el grupo de las Boneless Mercies. A pesar de que el libro es autoconclusivo y no es muy largo, se les da mucha profundidad a la historia y recorrido de cada una, de una manera muy linda y que fluye con el ritmo de la historia. El libro da la sensación de parecerse a un canto épico, y no sabría como describir la fluidez de la historia pero pasa de manera ligera que al mismo tiempo impacta a uno.

Es además de esos libros donde lo importante, más allá de la misión, es el viaje. Y me encanta como vamos conociendo tanto a los personajes como también el mundo en el que se ambienta el libro; los grupos que viven en los bosques y también los distintos tipos de bruja. Me encantó leer sobre todo la parte en la que se encuentran con la Cut-Queen (que por cierto, hubo cierta escena de autoflagelación que hubiese agradecido algún aviso, y lo dejo por si alguien lo necesita porque me descolocó un poco cuando pasó) y cuando por fin llegaron al pueblo.

Me encantó el enfrentamiento con la loba. Me encanta que haya sido una pelea brutal y que también este "monstruo" tenía su propia historia y motivos de ataque.

Me encantó la lectura, me gustó muchísimo el libro y el estilo de escritura. Voy a revisar a ver si la autora sacará más libros similares.

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Slow at first but picks up quite a bit about 2/3 in. If you like stories mostly about a journey, inter/intra personal relations, and women/girls reclaiming their strength and power, this is a good one. There is also some grey/fuzzy morals of some side characters that makes them interesting if you like that in characters. But if you want a lot of action, a lot of fast paced plot, skip it.
The only thing I thought was unnecessary was a romance at the end, but overall it was a book I enjoyed a lot.

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zoemaleah's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book started off a little slow for me, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down! Loved the cast of female characters, their histories, and their relationships. Feminist in the way that the story was just about women who felt real and natural. The author didn't need to scream it from the rooftops for it to be effective, which I liked and admire. Some "feminist" stories simply insert female names and bodies into male character tropes and archetypes, this was very much not that. Very interesting fantasy world building, without being over complicated or pretentious. Loved it!

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adventurous fast-paced

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

1.75

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adventurous

3.75

This really felt like it was intended to be the first book in a series. Especially at the end. If it had been I would have probably given it a higher rating.

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