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bandherbooks's review against another edition
A fantastically cute little resource on all things unicorn, mythical and real. I loved the illustrations and photos included, and would make an excellent gift.
jamiesbookclub's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Interesting but not really new information for me. Listed some fiction books about unicorns that I would add to my tbr
craftyemma's review against another edition
5.0
A lovely little hardback book examining the history of how we have perceived of unicorns. Could have been made a little better with coloured illustrations.
butvampirestho's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book a while ago, but I remember loving it! I don't usually enjoy anything that functions as research on a topic, as I get bored fast, but this was so interesting! I like how it's approach did not necessarily feel like it was trying to convince you of anything, but instead purely just to tell you about Unicorns. It allows you to decide what you think based on the information. I personally don't believe in them, but I also believe that I don't know that for sure. There's really no way of telling what could be living without a lot of us realizing. Anyways, I also just think it's fascinating to learn about stuff like this. The book tells you a lot without ever getting boring or dragging on. It's one that I may even read again, and I don't like re-reading books often!
barbiebookeater's review against another edition
2.0
Dont read if you ACTUALLY like unicorns.
It felt like reading a high school student’s research paper: repetitive information to create a higher word count, absolutely rude snarky language, also weirdly opinionated and misinformed.
A terrible terrible grueling read. If you’d like to learn about unicorns, search somewhere else and save yourself the headache. I had to put this down for several months at a time because the author’s language and opinions are so frustratingly snarky that i get put in a bad mood while reading it.
The only reason i didnt give it one star is because i found out about other, far better unicorn books while reading it.
It felt like reading a high school student’s research paper: repetitive information to create a higher word count, absolutely rude snarky language, also weirdly opinionated and misinformed.
A terrible terrible grueling read. If you’d like to learn about unicorns, search somewhere else and save yourself the headache. I had to put this down for several months at a time because the author’s language and opinions are so frustratingly snarky that i get put in a bad mood while reading it.
The only reason i didnt give it one star is because i found out about other, far better unicorn books while reading it.
meglynw's review
3.0
This was a nice historical approach to the legend of unicorns, comprised of lots of examples of stories, artwork, and proclaimed sightings. It also includes a modern point of view. There were many instances of information and examples being repeated, like 10 different people wrote one chapter each, and then they put them all together, which is not actually the case. The author included some opinions, too, which I wasn't always thrilled with, like her reaction to a My Little Pony.
All in all, a good addition to my unicorn book collection.
All in all, a good addition to my unicorn book collection.
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