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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I loved this. Angsty with well-developed characters that felt so authentic. My ONLY gripe is with the plot/time jumps that always caught me off guard, and the way time would be "summarized" in a sentence or two (vs just jumping forward, which would actually have felt less awkward?). I ONLY note this because it pulled me, personally, out of the story a few times. This is an absolute beautiful love story that gave me all of my favorite chest-achey feelings. I can't wait to read more by Olivia Waite.

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this more than Tempest! Spring is such a dynamic character and I loved her development and growth. I also really appreciated how complex Garrett's identity and desires are, given his very different background from Spring (born enslaved vs born free as she was, and significant cultural differences in the two parts of the country). Jenkins is expert in historical nuance and this is no exception. The discussions of race, class and station on page are always so well done. The final conflict felt a bit muted to me and patched up a bit too easily/quickly (and I also didn't feel it was as well seeded?). 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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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

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I loved this character-driven installment in the Lady Sherlock series even more on my reread. This one is quiet and heart-wrenching and really freaking confusing, but the character work for Mrs. Watson, Livia, and Mr. Marbleton, alongside the relationship arc for Charlotte and Ash and the appearance of my favorite English spy, Leighton Atwood, makes this just a knockout for me.

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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