Characters: 10, I cared about almost every named character in this novel (which is amazing, given there were nearly 20). Most of them were fleshed-out and developed with their own personality and preferences, reactions to stress and hope- though of course that perspective was mostly (but not fully) filtered through the perception of the MC. The few that didn’t feel as well established were still three dimensional, just not quite as fleshed out (which made sense, given they were the youngest of 12 sisters and far removed from the MC, the eldest, who also by the end realized she didn’t […]