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Une fenêtre sur les ténèbres by Benjamin Peylet, Rachel Gillig

340 reviews

quicksilver's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I liked this way more than I thought I would and the spice level was just right - a low simmer with a passionate scene with consent. I actually thought this would go an entirely different way where Elspeth would absorb all the cards and then recreate the Twin Alders somehow, but I love the way it twists and the return of the Shepherd King (although the heartbreak about Ravyn 💔). The characters are complex and although there were some spots where we clearly just need to follow along a little blindly, it all makes for a good story in the end. I’m looking forward to reading the sequel…
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kfkeene's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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jmwal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so unique and dark, and i loved every second of it.
Ravyn and Elspeth are just 😍
 
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margaret_k30's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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belleamethyst's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Listen! This book is chef's kiss. I'm glad I decided to bring it home and get lost with it. I didn't have any expectation upon diving into the world of The Sheperd King Series ( This consists of 2 books.) but I love the mystery within ths world. I love the magic system, the slow paced in building this immersive world of Blunder. The riddles! Makes me play like a detective trying to decode it lmao. 

The "Villain" here is something that I did not expect I'd grow to love as the story progress. 

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rchulin1's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

A very interesting fantasy book different from a lot of other books I read in the genre has some gothic themes 
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sara_heathers's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The ambience was immaculate. It had all the perfect tropes of the traditional gothic brought into modern writing. The characters were beautifully vivid. I only had two complaints: for someone so clever, Elspeth was deliberately obtuse about some things (though I guess fear does that); <also, for how often Hauth poked at Ravyn in public about his supposed secret, you’d think Hauth would have suspected when people who shouldn’t have known didn’t bat an eye.>
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caillou_kaju's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lucygboggs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love how much the main character bucks Fantasy Heroine tropes. There’s no Not Like Other Girls bs — she likes dresses and flowers and has no interest in fighting or riding horses, and the narrative doesn’t punish her for it, while also treating tomboy female characters with the same acceptance. Some parts were a little expected and some dialogue was a bit much, but it avoided the things that annoy me about similar fantasy books, so I was willing to forgive the missteps. 

And I’m glad I did — the end was ROUGH, but so good. Usually this kind of ending upsets me and I only realize it was good after some time, but this time I accepted it right away.

 But uh if you just finished Gideon the Ninth (like I did), maybe read a palette cleanser book between them. The endings are…… weirdly similar. 
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vaaanezza's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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