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bkwrm1317

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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: No

What a sweet little low stakes adventure. I loved it. Orcs and elves and succubi, rat folk who bake, gnomish coffee, and a cozy little band of friendos. 
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

A bit drawn out for my taste, but it’s a series so 🤷🏽‍♀️ May have just been personal timing with something longer also, as I’ve been at the hospital a lot. 

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
adventurous dark funny 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: Complicated
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Considered giving 5 stars, because this is quite well put together, but felt a bit drawn out at times, and like there were almost too many storylines coming together (some tied in better than others), but very well written nonetheless! 

Vengeful ghosts (reminded me of Japanese and Korean vengeful femme ghost stories), mystery, colonialism in SE Asia and the racist misogyny of the French, war waged by Japan, China, the French, and the US in Vietnam, spanning decades. A fascinating novel!