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Wonderful prose. A great book about building relationships with others, trust and loneliness. A great ode to nature also ! When I saw that the author was zoologist, I was a bit afraid that she would go a bit Vernes-like, but no; she paints a beautiful background for our characters to evolve in. The marsh really came to life in front of my eyes as I was reading it.

The trial part was less compelling for me, but still installs a good mystery in an otherwise emotional and poetic work.

First of all, I had high expectations for this book and I was not disappointed ! The world-building is intriguing, with a complex, but well utilised, power-system. The standout of this book are the action scenes : as soon as you sense one beginning, you know you are on for a ride. The last 150 pages are fast-paced, gut-wrenching action and impossible to put down, leaving you on an exceptionally high note.

I will say though, the writing can sometimes be a bit clunky. The banter between the characters is somewhat enjoyable, but feels a bit forced. The dialogue are not always natural, and I sensed a lot of repetitions in the vocabulary (take a shot everytime you read lest).

The characters are enjoyable, but some still felt a bit underdevelopped. And I love Vin with all my heart, but she still suffers from the being the best at everything despite so little training, she is wonderful, how does she do it. Oh well, that???s not her fault. 

Overall, a far from perfect, but very enjoyable read for all fantasy lovers. I am very eager to check out the rest of this trilogy.

Bittersweet, with beautiful relationships between the characters, especially the mother-daughter ones

First book si ce my adolescence that I???ve read in one day if that tells you anything.
An uplifting but emotionally draining read which tackles some really heavy themes; the characters are the main stars here, you never seem to get enough of each of them.

The beginning can be tough, as you have to be comfortabke with disliking the main character, but her growth is worth the original discomfort.

The plot and the mystery were engaging, with some very rewarding action beats, but I found the dynamic between Holmes and Watson to be lacking (no ???my dear Watson??? ???). The pacing also was somewhat clunky, going very far over some passages and sometimes even glossing over some events I would have liked to read about.
Overall, it was a fun read, and I enjoy engaging in McBird???s view of the Sherlock Holmes myth, but I probably won???t be reading any other from her series

I just don???t think it was for me. And maybe I did not read it at the right time.

I guess I???m just teally squeamish.
The climax was really well executed but the rest of the book did not really do it for me

Definitely weaker than its predecessor, but still a fun read

First Discworld novel babyyyy

I loved the writing, the humor, the characters, the world.
Will be reading a lot of Terry Pratchett in the following months I fear