Reviews

Bizenghast, Volume 5 by M. Alice LeGrow

swkm's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

lmoran's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-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

4.25

loreta_lat's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bookishmisfit's review

4.0

By this point the list of needed improvements is a lot shorter. the writer has grown in their craft.

pastel_princess's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

_michelle_'s review

5.0

I thought Dinah was irrational in her grief for Vincent; but I was reminded all too late today how strong grief really is, what it feels like to blame yourself, and how we'd do anything to bring our loved ones back.

littledollreads's review

4.0

This volume is just chalked full of sadness and grief. In the wake of Vincent's untimely death at the end of the last volume, Dinnah is struggling to hold herself together and continue to work at the mausoleum. Throughout this volume we see Dinah work her way through all of the grief that she has built up and eventually accept the death of her friend. This is one of the more emotionally taxing volumes as you can feel just how much Vincent meant to Dinah and how empty her world is without him. One thing I don't like so much about this volume is how none of the ghosts that we encounter ever feel as if they are properly dealt with, we just leave the vaults after a time. Apart from that, this is a great volume. As we head into the final stretch of the series Dinah's change in her hair marks her change as a person as things only become more difficult going forward.

christinakann's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

_tomeraider's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.0