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Darkwell by Douglas Niles

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Definitely the worst of the trilogy. The characters cannot experience any growth because guess what, it was magic all along that made them mess up. No, actually don’t guess, because you’re told immediately that it was magic so the resolution isn’t even a surprise. The world building was decent, but this completely falls flat when it comes to characters - there are free D&D campaign settings with more varied characters than anyone in this book.

The whole cheating story arc is just laughable - of course she is going to take him back and there are no repercussions (she even blames herself).

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