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funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
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A mix
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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medium-paced
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Character
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Complicated
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
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emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
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No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
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No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Standalone Welsh murder mystery with supernatural elements. This would feel at home on Britbox.
Feels like a new murder every chapter and the theories shift with each. The hard drinking DCI that the story revolves around seems to be resolving quite a bit of trauma.
As the story progresses, flash backs, points of view and prevalence of supernatural elements all increase. It's wrapped up quickly and satisfactorily in the last dozen pages.
The soft epilogue is delightful.
Feels like a new murder every chapter and the theories shift with each. The hard drinking DCI that the story revolves around seems to be resolving quite a bit of trauma.
As the story progresses, flash backs, points of view and prevalence of supernatural elements all increase. It's wrapped up quickly and satisfactorily in the last dozen pages.
The soft epilogue is delightful.
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
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Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Off-Time Jive was delightful. I had no idea what to expect, but the collision of identity and history and mystery and academia and magic worked perfectly. I'm always impressed when a short book—58 pages in this case—ends up feeling like exactly the right length.
Rarely is there such a happy ending to a dark mystery with so many murders.
Magic felt both casual and visceral and this is a world I wouldn't mind returning to in a longer work.
Loved the sapphic rep in the mix.
Rarely is there such a happy ending to a dark mystery with so many murders.
Magic felt both casual and visceral and this is a world I wouldn't mind returning to in a longer work.
Loved the sapphic rep in the mix.
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emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
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Character
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No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
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
dark
tense
medium-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