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Shades of Magic (1): A Darker Shade of Magic
V.E. Schwabb
published: 2015, read: 2/4/23
401 pages, genre: Fantasy
rating: 5/10, normalized: 4.444/10
-2.045σ worse than average
-2.169σ or -2.271/10 worse than average in Fantasy genre
ehh, very mid. World isn't built very much, magic isn't explained in a compelling way. Very trope-y. There's a magic rock and special magic wielding people. Marvel dialogue. Still weird rape scenes and gore that just clashes with the characters. Wants to be gritty but earns a confused PG-13 amount of drama. I shan't finish the rest of the series.
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