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The Fallow Year

Margaret Owen

4.41 AVERAGE

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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
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is probably rated higher for me because I love this series and the characters so much!

The writing was still just as charming and funny as before, with plenty of gut-wrenching moments in between. I feel like the themes explored in this are really important to delve into, especially for the young adult target audience.

I cannot wait to finally read the third book!
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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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If you are a fan of the Little Thieves books, then this is something you really need to read. It isn’t available for sale, you have to go to this fandom website, Archive of Our Own, in order to read them. I really hope they get published at some point because they are wonderful and would make a nice addition to the series.

The short stories switch between Emeric and Vanya’s stories of how they spent the year between books two and three. Finally we get some stories from Emeric’s point of view. They were wonderful and I loved spending time with him and how he thought about Vanya and their time together. The one’s from Vanya’s perspectives are also nicely done and I loved how much she grew in these stories, slowly and finally excepting herself for who she is. Emeric also shows some growth, but I still just want to wrap him up in a hug and tell him everything will be ok.

If you have read the first two books in the series, but haven’t yet gotten to Holy Terrors, you really should read this collection first. Some of the new characters in book three are introduced here. Some of what goes on in these stories is also important to the final book. You could read the final book without having read these, like I did because I didn’t know they existed, but I think you will enjoy the series more if you read these first.
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