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Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam

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jed's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

acbrummitt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

chiara_casiglia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book has an intriguing and unique premise. I really enjoyed the way that the author explores the nuance of maintaining relationships with people who have vastly different belief systems. The bulk of the book revolves around the main character's inner termoil and isn't particularly plot focused but I didn't personally mind that. The protagonist isn't always the most loveable character, I found her judgmental and selfish at times, but I still found myself empathizing with her confusion, fear, and grief throughout the book. However, I found aspects of the storytelling a bit disjointed. There were several scenes in the book that I kept thinking would be important later on that just never came up again. The ending was also a bit unsatisfying to me. It felt abrupt and provided very little resolution.

surreadz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Easy read. Some ppl said this was a slow read, but it flowed pretty well for me. Definitely left me pondering on a lot. Kinda like a what am I supposed to get from reading this sort of feeling at the end. But not disappointed.