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rpultorak's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
carolynu's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining. A magical book about a man with extraordinary powers, like taming weather. He falls in love at a young age and later tries to find her again.
noturash's review against another edition
5.0
Marvelous story about love, mysteries, and magic. Slightly nonlinear timeline told from multiple perspectives, but still easy to follow along. The main characters are utterly endearing as well.
meldelizia's review against another edition
5.0
This book is incredible. The story, the characters, everything about it was amazing. I was drawn in from the very first chapter & couldn’t put it down until I finished. Am actually sad to be done with this & think I need to read it again.
rfinney's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
5.0
hdbblog's review against another edition
5.0
Catching up on mini reviews for books that I haven't written anything on yet. For Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance though, it was less a matter of not wanting to write a review and more a matter of not knowing what to write. This book is beautiful. It's the exact kind of magical realism that I love, where everything feels completely plausible and yet you also feel transported. The multiple narrators were done excellently. The chapters were evenly weighted, and full of all kinds of magical happenings. Even the ending was a perfectly satisfying, and that's not something that I say a lot. So, in summation, this book was my perfect kind of read. I enjoyed every minute of it, and I'll likely read it again! To the favorites pile it goes.
graciemcdevitt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
pennsnape's review against another edition
4.0
I hate to echo so many other reviews, but my first thought was definitely how this novel was beautifully written. The characters are well developed and the story just flows so well it's hard to put down.