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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
Delightful middle grade book. Read the first two thirds with my right year old but the tense and scary elements of the last half we're too much for him. So i finished the book alone.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
stars this was so fun! we love the amsterdam setting too
Wonderful and highly recommend. I was on the edge of my seat.
Thank you Penguin Random House UK Children’s for providing me with an earc in exchange of an honest review.
I'm afraid this novel was not for me. This clearly is a "it's me not the book" sort of case. The main character has my death name and I felt just really uncomfortable seeing that name all the time.
I did really love the setting of The Unadoptables. Amsterdam, late 19th century? Heck yeah. I also really enjoyed all the dutch words that were thrown in there. Since I'm Dutch, this was really fun to read and it was really adding something to the story.
So please don't let this review withhold you from picking it up, because the book definitely is worth it! It was just not for me.
I'm afraid this novel was not for me. This clearly is a "it's me not the book" sort of case. The main character has my death name and I felt just really uncomfortable seeing that name all the time.
I did really love the setting of The Unadoptables. Amsterdam, late 19th century? Heck yeah. I also really enjoyed all the dutch words that were thrown in there. Since I'm Dutch, this was really fun to read and it was really adding something to the story.
So please don't let this review withhold you from picking it up, because the book definitely is worth it! It was just not for me.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loveable characters, twists and turns and a lovely found family story full of adventure.
Really not sure how to rate this.....I enjoyed it but also found it really uncomfortable
Strange tome, populated by a strange crew. The characters are who I liked best in this book, but the pacing, in which the slow parts drag and the exciting bits are over with quickly, really put me off and I had to force myself back to it several times.