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The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
3.5
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was a journey, both literally and figuratively. The beginning conflicts felt a little... contrived? Like we just had to invent a conflict. But also then by the end I was like fully crying about the resolution and these KIDS, MY BABIES ALL GROWN UP, I LOVE THEM. 

Not that you would start here, but I do think you need all the previous books to have this feel as good as it felt for me. So definitely don't start here, but also getting here was so much of a journey and watching these kids grow up has been so much. Pierce's character work here is really divine, loved it, want more.