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A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

86 reviews

kailanlovescats's review against another edition

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

3.5

Overall fun time. A cozy fantasy romance read for me, but some situations may be too high stakes for others. Nothing too extraordinary happens but the romance was cute and the characters were lovable. The "who is trying to kill the main characters?" plot came second and was a little drawn out. But again, cute overall. 
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egcdf's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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jakeright's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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librarianeno's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

I feel like Meadows couldn't decide what to focus on: the magic, the romance, the mystery, or the language. So everything felt half-developed. What felt fully developed was the romance and the mystery. I had a hard time keeping track of all the different honorifics and pronouns that were used by the different characters. I wish that there was a glossary or explanation of how each one was used. The magic didn't really come into play until 3/4 of the way through the book and it felt like an afterthought. And like it was just added to try to bring a wider audience to the book. I loved all the LGBTQIA+ aspects of the story and especially loved that once the ambassador (I forgot the specific name Meadows uses for the ambassador) finds out that the main character is gay, she offers the brother of the girl he was going to betroth. 
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caelfind's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Stolen me? As well to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky.”

If I could swallow this book whole, I absolutely would! This was an absolute gem of a story that captivated me from beginning to end. The world-building was rich and intricate, the characters beautifully vibrant, and the story itself incredibly moving and exciting. 

Meadows clearly put a huge amount of thought into the construction of this world, and succeeded in painting it very naturally, so that it felt very real and lived-in without our being subjected to endless exposition. The politics were so interesting and the mystery always kept me on my toes until the very end! But it was the burgeoning connection between Velasin and Caethari that really grabbed my heart and wouldn’t let go - their romance was characterised by such heartbreaking kindness that I genuinely wanted to scream into the void. 

This is a perfect read for anyone who loves high fantasy with great world-building and searing romance! This will always be a reread for me and has shot up to be one of my all-time favourites!
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cranberriqueen's review against another edition

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lighthearted sad 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

3.0

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annalise113's review against another edition

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dark hopeful 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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_mox_'s review against another edition

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

2.25

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efsimpkin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-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

4.5

A beautiful queer fantasy all about healing with a healthy dollop of plot too. Very like Winter’s Orbit and Ocean’s Echo in terms of the plot taking the forefront over the romance sometimes BUT it was still very good. I love all the main characters so much. Check the trigger warnings!!!!!
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jg34's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Loved this! Vel and Cae are such a great couple and I loved the male friendship with Markel. Full of mystery and intrigue (but I was only there for the love story) beware there are quite a few tough themes so check the trigger warnings
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