1.26k reviews for:

The Dance Tree

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.95 AVERAGE

cmt32796's review against another edition

4.5

emotional sad medium-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

_sarah_s's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

chloejoy's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

megswhitaker's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannahhc81's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

daintydenise's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ciara_g's review against another edition

3.75

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If I were to read this novel again, I would definitely go ebook or print... As a very basic German speaker, it was hard to keep up with the names of the characters and I felt like I was spending half the time trying to place who was being spoken about/who was speaking.

I did enjoy it; I really like Millwood Hargrave’s imagery and writing style, particularly around relationships. And my interest was 100% piqued by the concept of this 16th century dancing plague - which turns out we didn’t really learn much about in this story.

The concept of religious hysteria is so interesting but it felt like the storyline got lost alongside so many different themes and conflicts, like my god, people women couldn’t catch a break in 1500’s Germany.. 🥸

A lot going on but to sum it up, I’d describe it as a love story between a beekeeper and her bees set in an oppressively patriarchal world hiding under the guise of “religion” 🙃

pmjnewton's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Interesting, but I didn’t find it believable 

karenmc69's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

isabellaci's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated