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Great book!
This is a GREAT book. That is all. :)
The human body is like a piece of fabric. No matter how well one cares for it, it frays as it ages.
Revenge for its own sake is worse than useless.
I prefer reason and agreement. Allies are much more useful than bodies.
The human body is like a piece of fabric. No matter how well one cares for it, it frays as it ages.
Revenge for its own sake is worse than useless.
I prefer reason and agreement. Allies are much more useful than bodies.
Wonderful first novel. I am expecting many more great things to come from this author. At times it read a lot like the fables from my childhood, like the lion and the mouse. This book was filled with many morals whether the author intended them to be there I am not sure. There was just enough fantasy to keep me reading mixed in with a history lesson of New York City and it's many landmarks.
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A slow burn (pardon the pun) relationship between a golem and a jinni. I kept imagining where the story might take us but ended up surprised anyway. It is such an interesting and different fantasy genre and I enjoyed the different-ness of it. It took me so long to read, not that I lost interest but it didn't catch me at first and I didn't read with any urgency. As I passed the halfway point, I got excited about the characters and seeing how their story would turn out. Highly enjoyable!
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I was thrilled with the sample for this book. It hooked me from the beginning, had a lovely, literary voice, and the characters seemed to come to life before me. Unfortunately, that same literary quality that I loved so much made the book fall apart for me in the later chapters. It felt slow and self-indulgent at times, and there were dozens of pages upon pages where nothing happened. The story became tedious, and I had to force myself to finish. It's such a shame, because I adore fantasy, and t
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I love the writing in this novel. The way the world is imagined, the cultural detail. A sweet, if unconventional, love story. This book was recommended to me by a number of friends and co-workers. I gladly pass that recommendation on.
Sep 23, 2013
Nikki
marked it as to-read
Mar 09, 2015
Stephanie Fischer
marked it as to-read
Oct 24, 2016
Joyce
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it was amazing
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sci-fi,
scribed,
fantasy,
1-in-series,
romance,
read-in-2016,
new-york,
historical,
magic,
immigrants
Nov 13, 2016
Angelena
marked it as to-read
Nov 12, 2024
Tonya
marked it as to-read
