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adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Fun little read with a focus on family & friends working together to solve a problem. I really enjoyed the simple plot of magical illumination artists with a tween main character. I may not be the target audience but I still appreciated the multiple important life lessons that the author incorporated into the story (e.g asking for help, being happy for others’ success, telling the truth, etc). The author does a good job with character & world building that isn’t overwhelming. Note: I listened to the audiobook & the voice actors did well.
A cute Renaissance-era Venice based book about family, friendship and magical art – a girl who wants to help her family but ends up opening a can of worms when she opens a magical box. Super sweet book centered on protection of community – also jealousy, friendship, and working together. Loved the family dynamic and the friendship worked, and how friendships can grow or change. T. Kingfisher’s worldbuilding is impeccable!
Definitely a middle-grade rather than young adult but a fun read even for adults. Rosa feels realistically young and inexperience with life, still learning and promising.
It's an alternate history fantasy with magical paintings, a talking crow, and vengeful mandrake bent on destruction. The history around the villain and crow is also a bit sad.
My favorite character is Aunt Nadia!
Definitely a middle-grade rather than young adult but a fun read even for adults. Rosa feels realistically young and inexperience with life, still learning and promising.
It's an alternate history fantasy with magical paintings, a talking crow, and vengeful mandrake bent on destruction. The history around the villain and crow is also a bit sad.
My favorite character is Aunt Nadia!
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Certainly a YA fantasy that reads more middle grade. But that being said, a really interesting magic system and entertaining. The protagonist is perhaps why I thought this felt younger and not so much the main character. Will definitely be getting my daughter to read this when she is older.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a bad book per say… just not for me. Maybe when I was 10 I would’ve liked it.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A slow start but still a good story. Didn’t have as much of the depth that has come with T Kingfisher’s other ya work but still far better than most ya I have read.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
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Review:
Very fun magic system
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I'm currently reading Illuminations by T. Kingfisher. I'm reading the ebook. Reading this for the T. Kingfisher readalong I'm doing on Discord. This is a middle grade fantasy book.
Loving this so far! I thought this was young adult, so I did need some time to get into it. The main character is pretty naive, so therefore I was thrown off a bit. But now that I understand that it is actually a middle grade book, I enjoy it a lot! Really love the concept and that painting is such a big part of the book. The magic is super cool and original. Super fun read so far.
In the end this one wasn't my favorite. The story felt a bit too repetitive for me and not very suspenceful. I did love the characters a lot, therefore this rating.
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