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Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

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wends_nblw's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious sad 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

3.0

For the first half, I really enjoyed it. I thought Kat and Beetle's relationship was cute. However.
I just couldn't get past Kat's willingness to let her aunt disrespect Beetle and her grandmother. I understand she was under a lot of pressure and stress, but her aunt makes remarks about them being goblins and threatens Beetle's grandmother's title. Then when Beetle is obviously upset by this, she insists that her aunt is a good leader and wants to be like her. I just couldn't get past it.
 

Other than that, BG was so cute and relatable. The art was stunning, character designs were beautiful and it was overall a good book.
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emily_mh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

I loved the autumnal/Halloween-y vibes that this book had. The art and panel arrangement was fab (the final battle sequence was INCREDIBLE), and I didn’t realise it was queer which was an added bonus!! Gran was an absolute bad-ass and definitely my favourite character, though I also loved Penny. It just took me a while to get through as I didn’t feel super compelled to pick it back up again once I had set it down. 
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