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A review by cassroberts89
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
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? No
3.75
So interesting! This is not at all the Baba Yaga I expected. I’m not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed in her relative ordinariness. I was expecting a character with a little more fire to her. Still, I was fascinated in the story. I think I get what Gilmore was aiming for, but this could have been wonderful with a healer demigod MC that DIDN’T share a name with such a baddie. It was hard to reconcile this character with that of Slavic folklore.