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Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
4.5
adventurous dark funny tense 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

Rating based on how much this book made me audibly laugh. I had hoped this would be fun and maybe similar to T. Kingfisher's twisty takes on fantasy, and I think it delivered on both fronts. Predictable elements and tropes are played with and commented on without losing the sense of being an actual story with characters living in it. The stakes are high, the characters are nuanced and charming, and the humor worked well for me. I enjoyed the audiobook, but if you don't like male narrators doing female voices then you're in for a bit of a rough one.

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