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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Honestly, I had thought I would love all the books in this series. After reading A Goose Girl, I went immediately to this book, and somehow got bored in the first two chapters itself. I then read all the other books in this series, hoping that knowing the fate of all the other siblings would make me want to read this book. But no.
Sometimes, I don't have an explanation for why I don't like a book. I somehow just don't. But when I forced myself to go ahead with this book, I understood the reason. I didn't like Eva! She was portrayed in a very disappointing manner. At every point in the book, I would think to myself, "She could have done this bit differently!"
What makes or breaks a book for me, generally, is character development. The plot is, of course, important, and I can never read a dry book even if the characters are developed wonderfully. But if the plot is great, shallow characters just put me off. And that's how I would describe all the characters of this book. Shallow. Eva, the villainous Duke, and even Jack weren't given enough depth.
The ending was wonderful, and it redeemed the book in my eyes. That is the sole reason I'm giving it 3 out of 5 stars. I am, after all, a sucker for happy endings. But otherwise, the book just didn't cut it for me.
Sometimes, I don't have an explanation for why I don't like a book. I somehow just don't. But when I forced myself to go ahead with this book, I understood the reason. I didn't like Eva! She was portrayed in a very disappointing manner. At every point in the book, I would think to myself, "She could have done this bit differently!"
What makes or breaks a book for me, generally, is character development. The plot is, of course, important, and I can never read a dry book even if the characters are developed wonderfully. But if the plot is great, shallow characters just put me off. And that's how I would describe all the characters of this book. Shallow. Eva, the villainous Duke, and even Jack weren't given enough depth.
The ending was wonderful, and it redeemed the book in my eyes. That is the sole reason I'm giving it 3 out of 5 stars. I am, after all, a sucker for happy endings. But otherwise, the book just didn't cut it for me.
I received a free ARC of this book, and I am voluntarily posting my review.
Jack and the Beanstalk has never been one of my favorites as far as fairy tales go, so I wasn't sure how much I would like this. It turns out that I really liked this retelling. It's a very interesting take on the story, and it's humorous too! I laughed a lot. Mortimer is so terrible! He's a hoot! I think he should get his own book, and I am excited to read the rest of the Entwined Tales!
Jack and the Beanstalk has never been one of my favorites as far as fairy tales go, so I wasn't sure how much I would like this. It turns out that I really liked this retelling. It's a very interesting take on the story, and it's humorous too! I laughed a lot. Mortimer is so terrible! He's a hoot! I think he should get his own book, and I am excited to read the rest of the Entwined Tales!
My experience with this author so far has been very hit and miss: one book I didn't finish because I disliked the writing style so much, one story I loved, and this one, which falls somewhere in between those two. This one was definitely better written than the previous book in the series, in my opinion.
I'm planning to continue the series at this point, but it will definitely be interesting to see if the writing quality continues to fluctuate, with every book being written by a different author.
There's no real content issues to speak of here, but I might keep very young readers from reading it, as the villain gets just mildly icky and inappropriate with some of his 'love' stories and poetry.
I'm planning to continue the series at this point, but it will definitely be interesting to see if the writing quality continues to fluctuate, with every book being written by a different author.
There's no real content issues to speak of here, but I might keep very young readers from reading it, as the villain gets just mildly icky and inappropriate with some of his 'love' stories and poetry.