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A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

139 reviews

bookmarktavern'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? It's complicated

4.0

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chiaravg's review against another edition

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

3.75

 The characters were great, the world building was immersive, and i enjoyed the slow burn relationship development. So, all in all, I loved everything everything except for the mystery side of things - to be honest i don't like murder mystery/detective as a genre at all, but i was willing to put up with it for this book. If I didn't have a general dislike of mystery then this book would've been a solid 4.5 stars :)
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eagle0515's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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becksus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I tend to avoid books with any rape in them, it is usually a cheap trope thrown in to traumatize a character or show someone's evil, and is rarely handled properly in fantasy. This book surprised me, in how nuanced it was about Velasin's feelings and his recovery. His guilt, his grief, everything around it. Yes, this is very much a hurt/comfort romance, but it is also very much a story of healing and building trust. Throw in some court mystery and gay pining: Voila! I enjoyed the novelty of new terms like metem, tiern etc., and hope to read more books in this universe.
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isabellahog's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring 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? No

5.0

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mr_noodles's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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werewolfhooligan's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

it's been a while since ive read such a dense political fantasy, and this book was like a breath of fresh air. i'm kind of obsessed with it. it was even like a fun challenge to try to parse the pieces of language that we were given without context (though it wasn't as fun trying to remember the names of a ton of characters that ultimately didn't reoccur often enough to justify the effort, or even speak, in some cases). the socio-political environment in the aida felt very monolithic, but i can't fault an author for wanting to write about a social utopia, and it didn't bother me, even if it did feel a little strange. i found the central relationship very sweet, and with just how much happened and happened and just kept happening i could almost forget that they'd only known each-other for about a week! i'm not complaining when i say that this was utter chaos; it just was, undeniably, a book where the hits never stopped coming. i was on the edge of my seat; i was kicking my feet and giggling; i was gasping with shock and awe; i was scrutinizing the clues. a book of all time, frankly, and i love it to death.
as 4 the ending...
what do you meeeaann it was the younger sister (name omitted bc i forgot how to spell it and don't want to check) in a country where women can inherit, her family is in a cold war over naming their successors to avoid hurt feelings, and the brother she's seemingly so threatened by is plainly terrible with politicking????? like is she stupid??? 😫 i knew that the inheritence thread would be involved, but i had hoped that it would be somebody acting in her interest, at least. like, girl be so serious 💀 i thought i was being so smart picking up on all of the times tar raeki didnt catch the suspect or arrested somebody personally or mentioned trying to enforce some element of security that other people just Wouldn't Maintain. that's on me, i guess, but i was looking for clues when meadows just wasn't giving me any

after the big reveal i was disappointed, but hopeful that the next forty-some pages could bring it back, and I'm happy to report that they did. the confrontation felt as satisfying as it could, after... you know, the bit that felt stupid, and the last punch of action was just the surge of adrenaline it needed to wrap up. overall a really wonderful book, even if i wish it had ended differently, and i'll be picking up the sequel!
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arachnidstardis's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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scarlett_oloan's review against another edition

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4.0

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sincerelymarika's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I love love loved this book!!! Seeing Velasin and Caethari fall for each other set my heart aflutter. There were some points where I literally could stop kicking my feet. 

I think the book dealt with its heavier topics respectively if not a bit heavy handed in stating its thesis on each characters’ culpability, or lack of, to various events. 
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