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elsepopelse's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
5.0
What I would give to have a meal with Guillermo del Toro! This man is incredible. A dark, twisty tale with such fantastic monsters. The scariest monsters are normally humans with hideodorous habits.
hungrynagini's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
felifirefly's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
sierraxwriterland's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This dark and gritty book is beautifully written with a little girl protagonist you are absolutely rooting for in the violent and male-obsessed society that she moved to.
hlflosser's review against another edition
3.0
I usually love this author an she did write beautiful quotes with in this story. But I was not expecting the gore with in this story.
thomastopo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death
erasmios's review against another edition
4.0
I've seen the film several times, lastly a few years ago, and I don't think anything from the movie was missing from this novelization. It's a quick, fun read, a modern fairytale that adds its own flavour to the dark mix in the form of character and monster backstories, something extra that wasn't the focus of the film. We also get an opportunity to visit the minds of the main characters. The antagonist Capitán Vidal is just as mad and ruthless and there are no justifications for his philosophy, he's pure evil. Coupled with gorgeous illustrations it's a book I can easily recommend to fans of fantasy and del Toro.
remmslupin's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
calcifer93's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0