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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
3.5
adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My three stars here are not to say I was apathetic about this book at all. There were elements I adored (all of the characters are complex and interesting), and other bits that were incomprehensible to me (why why why did the main character have to be quite so naive and unprofessional? I wanted to like her and smack her in equal measure, and not in a good way). 
Very ambitious for a debut too, and I think this one could have done with expanding and editing just a little more. Very fun, just not overly polished.