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reginaexmachina's review against another edition
5.0
I seem to be having better luck with my YA novels lately. A lot of them can be hit or miss with me but thankfully Brightly Woven turned out to be better than I expected. This book definitely reminded me of a fairy tale in tone but the writing had enough action and the pace was fast enough that it didn't feel like it was just a bunch of fluff. I feel like it lost me a bit in the last quarter of the book a little, it felt like things were wrapping up a little too easy for me. But the ending was good and as a whole I thought the book was great.
readingdate's review against another edition
4.0
Brightly Woven is an enchanting fantasy YA novel. Sydelle is a girl living in a dry village with her life planned out for her. Suddenly the rains come and with them a magician named North. For his reward for delivering the rain, he only wants one thing: Sydelle.
With North's motives unclear, Sydelle reluctantly joins him on an adventure. North is working to try to stop the war between the kingdoms. Sydelle seems to have a little magic of her own. North is constantly battling other magicians that are drawn to Sydelle. Between the bickering and adventure, they begin to fall for each other.
With a rich and entertaining cast of characters, Brightly Woven takes you on a ride of adventure and intrigue. Sydelle is a weaver and helps North by mending his cloaks, and learning to make the magical potions he needs. She is brave and spunky and likes to stay in the thick of the action.
Recommended for those who enjoy YA fantasy, such as by Maria V. Snyder or Kristin Cashore.
Looking forward to reading more by this author.
With North's motives unclear, Sydelle reluctantly joins him on an adventure. North is working to try to stop the war between the kingdoms. Sydelle seems to have a little magic of her own. North is constantly battling other magicians that are drawn to Sydelle. Between the bickering and adventure, they begin to fall for each other.
With a rich and entertaining cast of characters, Brightly Woven takes you on a ride of adventure and intrigue. Sydelle is a weaver and helps North by mending his cloaks, and learning to make the magical potions he needs. She is brave and spunky and likes to stay in the thick of the action.
Recommended for those who enjoy YA fantasy, such as by Maria V. Snyder or Kristin Cashore.
Looking forward to reading more by this author.
carrie_grace_doss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bowienerd_82's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointing. The world building was mediocre, the writing was simplistic and lacked subtlety and depth, and none of the characters felts particularly fleshed out, even the two main characters. I almost gave up on it several times, and really, the only thing that kept me going was the fact that I don't like leaving a book unfinished when I can avoid it.
shinku's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting concept, but rather lacking in delivery. The world-building is vague and sometimes feels inconsistent. The heroine, Sydelle, is annoyingly inquisitive and stubborn about things she doesn't actually know… while everyone else mainly just ignores or dismisses her. Also, North is only 18, but somehow gives off the impression that he's much older than he really is. Which isn't exactly a good thing for me. It's all these small things that took away my enjoyment of reading this book.
Maybe Brightly Woven is simply not my cup of tea.
Maybe Brightly Woven is simply not my cup of tea.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
4.0
To be honest, I wasn't very engaged with Brightly Woven at first. The story begins when this town on the outskirts of the kingdom receives it's first rainstorm after many years of drought. Turns out some bad stuff is about to happen. Our lovely heroine Sydelle finds herself caught in the middle of this maelstrom of events. I was eventually drawn completely into this novel, as I found Sydelle to be an enchanting character. The romance did not hurt either.
Read the rest of my review here
Read the rest of my review here
alexisneuville23's review against another edition
4.0
REVIEW: http://theliteraturelion.blogspot.com/2013/01/oldies-but-goodies.html
This was part of the Oldies But Goodies post in which I do mini-reviews for books that haven't been published in the past two years.
Brightly Woven was recommended to me many times by multiple bloggers, so I knew I had to pick it up. I'm not really one for high fantasy, but I've slowly been finding myself drawn to it. I finally picked this one up, and I was pleasantly surprised! The high fantasy plot was okay, but I loved the ADVENTURE! It was exciting and rich and what made it that way was the characters! Sybelle and North were wonderful characters and I'm glad I got to follow them on this journey!
This was part of the Oldies But Goodies post in which I do mini-reviews for books that haven't been published in the past two years.
Brightly Woven was recommended to me many times by multiple bloggers, so I knew I had to pick it up. I'm not really one for high fantasy, but I've slowly been finding myself drawn to it. I finally picked this one up, and I was pleasantly surprised! The high fantasy plot was okay, but I loved the ADVENTURE! It was exciting and rich and what made it that way was the characters! Sybelle and North were wonderful characters and I'm glad I got to follow them on this journey!