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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Uprooted is fascinating for its eastern European influences and its world building was very vibrant in my opinion. I liked the main character well enough even though some of the supposedly most difficult magic came a tad too easily to her. It didn't feel earned at times but her stumbling through her mistakes partially made up for this. I did find the book slow at times and I had a hard time getting through it initially.