41 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,590 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 43%
funny 35%
adventurous 21%
hopeful 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
reflective 13%
sad 13%
relaxing 10%
dark 5%
inspiring 5%
challenging 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | No: 16% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Moderate
PregnancyMinor
Death, Suicide
41 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,590 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 43%
funny 35%
adventurous 21%
hopeful 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
reflective 13%
sad 13%
relaxing 10%
dark 5%
inspiring 5%
challenging 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 23%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 20% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | No: 16% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
PregnancyMinor
Death, Suicide