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The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
4.0
adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book is physically gorgeous. Like, seriously, if you can get the physical copy, because digital or audiobook cannot possibly do it justice. 

This is essentially a picture book for adults, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. At it's heart, this story is essentially a nice little folktale that could be read as a bedtime story. Does it offer a lot of intrigue or depth? No. Does it need to? No.