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4.0
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you loved stories like Inkheart as a kid, then this book would definitely be up your alley. I'm a sucker for stories of the fictional meeting reality and all the possibilities that come from that idea. This story does rely heavily on the reader knowing a lot of different characters from classic English Literature, Mr. Darcy, Heathcliff, Dorian Gray, and especially those from David Copperfield, but I think the story manages to make them endearing and personable enough for a not-in-the-know reader to get the gist of them.

The book itself feels very weighty, a lot happens while the pace smoothly edges by, though I don't think it ever qualifies as being dull. As someone who loves textual analysis of literature, i.e. my inner English major just going entirely beserk, I love the idea of the characters personality/ability being affected by the summoner's interpretation of them. It leads interesting differentiations between the characters and makes for some neat world building. 

Definitely would recommend this for lovers of books that celebrate literature and the feelings we get when getting immersed in our favorite worlds.