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The Familiar
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I really enjoyed the historical aspect of this one, as well as the setting, but didn’t love the characters or the plot - somehow it feels like something is missing. Maybe because this is a standalone and therefore a lot of plot development had to be crammed into one book, but I wasn’t fully convinced by any of the choices the characters made nor by the romance. Also, can we stop with the centuries-old-man-falls-helplessly-in-love-with-teenage-girl trope?
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Apr 13, 2024 10:41PM
As someone who reads historical books for fun. This book was not at all historically accurate
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Thank you for pointing out the idea of "something missing". I felt strangely disconnected to the characters in this book. It was an interesting story and I read it within a day so it kept my attention... but somehow I also didn't care how it ended and I stopped thinking about it as soon as it was over. And yes, ancient dude and young girl gives me the ick in 95% of the stories I read with that trope.
Sam wrote: "As someone who reads historical books for fun. This book was not at all historically accurate"I figured haha, already by the way she called my country 'The Netherlands' even though back then I'm pretty sure it was called the Dutch Republic or some other name, but not the Netherlands.
It’s missing any kind of internal logic. Love this author. Hate this book and narrator.
Luzia is in her late 20s.But I also found the romance unbelievable.
I would’ve liked to see more of how he actually trained her to use her magic, not just that he showed up, they got past that one incident with her tongue, and suddenly she has a refrane for whatever miracle they decide upon. The romance between them wasn’t compelling at all.
