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Naomi Novik

Finish date: January 13, 2017

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Nov 07, 2015 Mae rated it it was amazing

I absolutely loved this book. I haven't been able to get into fantasy books in some time and this one just drew me straight through. I love the characters and the story. There are many strong female characters here. The writing is almost poetic. ...more

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May 17, 2016 Michelle rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2016-read

To borrow the single metaphor Novik liberally used every few pages through the entire novel- this book was like wandering through a forest. An impenetrable forest, with no end in sight. And in the end you just wish something would come out of those woods and kill you.

I'd be more offended at the poor quality of the writing if all my anger wasn't already directed at the fact that the main character just NEEDS the dude that spends the entire novel calling her stupid, filthy, slow, etc, etc, etc. I ...more

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Jul 24, 2015 Ellen Andromeda rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2015

Didn't like. It started out intriguing, but eventually I was dragging to finish it. It fell into a predictable routine early on, with our main character facing some impossible challenge that she shouldn't be likely to survive, but somehow she manages to pull off something that no one would ever expect her to do and saves herself and the key characters who are obviously not going to die. And this happens again and again and again, until finally, when everything looks as bleak as it could get, she ...more

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