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The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
3.5
emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Taryn is so much worse than Jude (yet still believes herself to be better because she doesn't like bloodshed like Madoc, yet she schemes just as much if not more so than Jude) and Jude has actively killed like 5 people. I understand completely why she did it, but the fact she demands to be forgiven when she's half the reason Jude was hurt so badly by Locke sucks so bad- Jude wouldn't have had it easy anyway but she done nothing to help her when she could have. Jude said it best, "I understand why he picked her over me. I just wish she had picked me over him."

Taryn doesn't understand that she can't be Fae, something Jude gets completely, and it makes her a worse person for it.

The explanation she's trying to make is all "me me me" while misunderstanding that Jude knows her own flaws and doesn't need Taryn of all people to point them out (which she does a lot in this, like girl maybe don't try and say "see we do the same things i'm not that bad").