kenzibir's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5


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sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

One Dark Window was the perfect introduction to the dark and twisty world of the Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig. 

PROS: 
🩸The Infection 
🖤Raven 
🩸The Highwaymen 
🖤Court Intrigue 
🩸The Magic System 
🖤All magic has a cost 
🩸The Nightmare 
🖤The poems 

CONS:
🩸Royals only concerned with their own power 
🖤Genocidal tendencies 
🩸The cost of some magic is too much to bear and it isn’t always a choice 

🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 out of five infected young girls with cat like yellow eyes 

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kennedyasdfghjkl's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Be wary. Be clever. Be good."

This book is right up there with A Dowry of Blood for me! Absolutely stunning writing style with a unique world and magic system. The setting is gothic and romantic, without leaning too  heavily into one over the other. I was constantly astounded by the depth of the main character and her Nightmare. I cannot wait to see how their story continues to unfold!

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julia_heff's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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maddiementions's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0


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kshertz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

It’s been a while since I’ve lost sleep reading a book. But this magical world is filled with so many twists and turns. Elspeth and the nightmare are extremely engaging unreliable narrator and the love story has me hooked (not smutty tho only one love scene). But I immediately bought the second book and will begin reading immediately. It’s that good! 

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phoenixlovesbooks's review against another edition

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

5.0

I thought this book was amazing!! I loved that the cards played a huge role in the book! I thought the side romance was cute but
I'm devastated about the ending!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE

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aehollins21's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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kenich97's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0


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knlipke's review against another edition

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

5.0

This was so good. Probably my top 5 book of the year. It was just so— *chef’s kiss*
I’m already onto the next one.

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