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A review by jashanac
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The mystery and intrigue is captivating in these books, but the pacing just kills me. It felt even slower in this second book -- the writing style itself doesn't bother me (I've seen some people say it is 'overwritten', which is a fair critique but not something I personally feel), but there's so much traveling from here to there to there to over here and back again and that kind of thing bogs me down quite a bit while reading.
This one just had quite a few chapters/side quests that felt a bit filler-y. But I still love these characters and am very intrigued with the politics and scheming going on all the time!
This one just had quite a few chapters/side quests that felt a bit filler-y. But I still love these characters and am very intrigued with the politics and scheming going on all the time!
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Violence, and War