sarahwriteaway's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

As with all of Lyons' work, these stories are dripping with atmosphere and mystery, with a little humour to lighten the load. The team of characters start to become old friends, like the gang from your favourite TV series.  There's also a magic cat. Do you need any more reason to buy?

womanofsalt's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

danaichristopoulou's review

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5.0

Set in an alternate York that's as much of a main character as its ragtag team of witches, demon hunters and occult fighters of all stripes (and, my personal favorite, Zero the cat), Lyons's Reawakening is a gorgeously gothic tapestry of tales. At times both endearingly funny and hair-raisingly dark, this short story collection works as a great stepping stone for the next book in the series. Just don't disturb the faery circle while you're at it.

aminakara's review

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0