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A review by misterwisp
Servant Mage by Kate Elliott
adventurous
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Short but quite good! Things play out in a satisfying way. It's a story about being on the bottom of society and whether or not who is in power means anything behind the rhetoric. The world building is quietly efficient. I felt like the characters were well evoked and it was easy to tell what was going on with them. I feel like this escapes some usual fantasy cliches and tropes. It's my first Kate Elliott book and I'm left interested in trying more.
Graphic: Murder and Classism
Moderate: Trafficking and Grief
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment