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ashleycmms's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Child death, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse
skylarkblue1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
5.0
Loving this trend of book sequels being just as good if not better than the first book. If you loved the first book - or even just slightly liked it! - you absolutely need to get this.
Seven, Valley and Thorn are back! After facing off with the nightbeast in book 1 and succeeding, the trio are back with participating in the Golden Frog Games! A quadrennial olympic style event for all the young witches in the Twelve Towns! But tensions against Spares haven’t gone from the conclusion before, and when mysterious hexes start flying from unknown places, Seven’s powers could cause major trouble, and the nightbeast not fully being out of the picture, chaos soon starts up.
As always, the delightful trio were wonderful and loveable. The side characters were memorable and fit in really well. The diversity as well was great and normalised just like the first book!
A lot goes on in the story but it’s quite well paced out - a lot of the games, a lot of the mystery and a lot of character development!
Honestly, this series deserves so much more attention. It’s wonderful, and with so many people looking for alternatives to Harry Potter this is the absolutely perfect replacement! I would love to see this turn into a large IP with movies, games and all sorts!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Child abuse
lettuce_read's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Death
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse
thekissballad's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A solid 4.5 rating, which is the same I rated book one, and that says a lot about how good these books (and hopefully the rest of the series) are.
As an adult reading middle grade, there were times I wanted to knock some sense into Seven, and even Valley and Thorn on occasion. But looking at their lives from their pre-teen POVs, and remembering my own years, I can understand the angst, anger, and tension, especially when you add in the magical mysteries.
I love the introduction of The Golden Frog Games, as well as the deeper look into the Twelve Towns and the coven house. [I'm Goose House btw.]
The name prophecies in this book. I wanted to cry. It was also an element I forgot about and since we don't know whose prohecies were fulfilled yet, and the introduction of all the new characters, I've got theories. I also have theories with that cliffhanger ending.
I have two minor critiques, which is why my rating's a 4.5 and not a full 5. The first is the repetitiveness of Seven's specific abilities and wanting to keep them secret. I don't mind the occasional reminder, but there were moments it was mentioned in back-to-back chapters. It got tiresome, in my opinion, and threw off the pace. And speaking of pace, the introduction of the new characters and trying to keep track of them all sometimes threw off the reading pace when you can't quite remember who everyone is. That's my second critique. Don't get me wrong, I loved the GFG and new characters, there were just so many.
Overall, I still highly recommend both Witchlings and The Golden Frog Games for readers young and old(er). It's a great magical series full of mystery and friendship.
As an adult reading middle grade, there were times I wanted to knock some sense into Seven, and even Valley and Thorn on occasion. But looking at their lives from their pre-teen POVs, and remembering my own years, I can understand the angst, anger, and tension, especially when you add in the magical mysteries.
I love the introduction of The Golden Frog Games, as well as the deeper look into the Twelve Towns and the coven house. [I'm Goose House btw.]
The name prophecies in this book. I wanted to cry. It was also an element I forgot about and since we don't know whose prohecies were fulfilled yet, and the introduction of all the new characters, I've got theories. I also have theories with that cliffhanger ending.
I have two minor critiques, which is why my rating's a 4.5 and not a full 5. The first is the repetitiveness of Seven's specific abilities and wanting to keep them secret. I don't mind the occasional reminder, but there were moments it was mentioned in back-to-back chapters. It got tiresome, in my opinion, and threw off the pace. And speaking of pace, the introduction of the new characters and trying to keep track of them all sometimes threw off the reading pace when you can't quite remember who everyone is. That's my second critique. Don't get me wrong, I loved the GFG and new characters, there were just so many.
Overall, I still highly recommend both Witchlings and The Golden Frog Games for readers young and old(er). It's a great magical series full of mystery and friendship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Minor: Child abuse
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