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Vespertine

Margaret Rogerson

Start date: December 1, 2021

Finish date: December 31, 2021

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What Members Thought

Jul 24, 2021 Trisha rated it it was ok

The cover is just gorgeous, I love it. And I don't read a lot of stories with revenants, so I was excited for this one. But, in the end, I just thought it was okay.

The beginning is pretty quick - and you are suddenly in the action. I found the mc's endless compassion and understanding a bit. . .grating? Unrealistic? I'm not sure, I just know I wouldn't be as lax about things in my mind as she was. As it progressed, I just didn't follow the mc's thinking or her frame of mind, so I was a bit bored ...more

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Dec 26, 2021 layla is a picky reader rated it liked it

Shelves: part-of-a-series, genre-magic, genre-historical, rating-3-stars, reviewed

it had a really interesting concept and the worldbuilding was well done but i think it needed a stronger cast of characters, i never really got attached to anyone else besides the revenant (even artemisia is a difficult pill to swallow at times).

bottom line is: good but it doesn't quite pass the threshold over to great or impressive. ...more

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Nov 11, 2021 Heather rated it liked it

Shelves: library, ya, paranormal, fantasy, raven-crow

The best part about this book is the unique fantasy world built by Rogerson. I can see why many people gave it 4 and 5 stars. I'm sure it's just me, but I found the plot to be a bit predictable and I zoned out several times while listening to it. ...more

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