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manlymangilly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
I Get very emotional with this book. I find the story so deeply touching and feel so strongly about every character in it. It feels like a perfect ending that you wish would never end.
This is one of those stories that you finish and feel like your heart has been trapped in the story and it will take some time to emotionally detach. You feel full and empty at the same time.
It has deep life lessons, complex social commentary, and numerous laughs. I think it is heavier than the previous Tiffany books with significantly less whimsy. However it is moving and wholesome and tense and beautiful.
I only wish I could have more Terry Pratchett. No other author comes close. Truly one of a kind. The man has virtually created his own genre of writing because no other series compares.
This is one of those stories that you finish and feel like your heart has been trapped in the story and it will take some time to emotionally detach. You feel full and empty at the same time.
It has deep life lessons, complex social commentary, and numerous laughs. I think it is heavier than the previous Tiffany books with significantly less whimsy. However it is moving and wholesome and tense and beautiful.
I only wish I could have more Terry Pratchett. No other author comes close. Truly one of a kind. The man has virtually created his own genre of writing because no other series compares.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal death, Death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Grief, Hate crime, and Alcohol
jwells's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
It amazes me how many reviewers will automatically label a book a comedy or tag it as funny, just because Sir Terry's name is on the cover. The later Discworld books get dark, and this one is QUITE dark. Note content warnings. It's not a laugh riot.
Great series though. I love watching Tiffany grow into her role. New characters Mrs. Proust and Preston are good additions.
Great series though. I love watching Tiffany grow into her role. New characters Mrs. Proust and Preston are good additions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
ablaine's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
bluejayreads's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The Tiffany Aching books all have a pattern. Some sort of magical evil being or force comes to the Chalk or after Tiffany herself. Tiffany must gather information and figure out what the thing is and how to stop it and rein in the Nac Mac Feegle while doing it. And then even though Tiffany is a child, she has to deal with it herself, occasionally advised but never helped by the older witches. And then, obviously, she deals with it. I don’t feel like that is a spoiler because the book never really has any doubt – it tries to make it sound like Tiffany could fail, but the reader knows she won’t and the real question is just how she does it.
In this book, Tiffany is 15 (and turns 16 somewhere during the story). She is The Witch now, coming into her own as the witch of the Chalk but still not entirely sure how to balance a witch’s duty of caring for others with taking care of herself. All throughout the book people were pointing out that Tiffany had to take better care of herself if she wanted to effectively help others, but I don’t elevate that to a theme because it never gets resolved. Tiffany does not take any of the advice, and in fact does not get a good night’s sleep until the last few paragraphs of the book.
All the attempted themes were a little muddled in this one. I think “it’s okay to ask for help when you need it” was trying to be a theme, as Tiffany needs to get the help of several people through the course of the story, but that’s undercut by the fact that if she were to ask another witch for help, they would lose all respect for her. Tiffany gets help from non-witches, but the “being a witch means dealing with everything yourself” message counteracted the “it’s okay to ask for help” message.
This book also introduced a lot of new and interesting characters: Roland’s fiance and her horrible mother, an abused girl from town who is definitely … something, a witch from Ankh-Morpok, and a guard at the Baron’s castle who is way smarter than he pretends to be. Esk from Equal Rites even made an appearance as an adult. I enjoyed all the new characters and dynamics in play, and I found myself really liking Preston, the guard. I’m hoping they all show up in the next Tiffany Aching book.
There’s only one Tiffany Aching book left, and even though I’m sad I’ve almost come to the end of my adventures with Tiffany, I have really high hopes for it. It’s also the last book in the Discworld series, though, so I’m considering waiting until I’ve read the rest of the series to make it a capstone of sorts for my Discworld reading experience. But I may just get too excited about reading more about Tiffany. We’ll see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Suicide attempt
ladyfaceplant's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So sad to let this series go. I wasn't sure about this one at first as I wrongly predicted how it was going to go. Terry Pratchett never fails to surprise me with his determination not to go down the obvious path. Even the 'villainous' characters turned out to have some spark. Tiffany has meant so much to me over the past couple of months and I don't think that will ever really go away. I didn't think I could ever love another witch more than Granny Weatherwax but here I am.
I will also add that I love Preston with my whole heart.
I will also add that I love Preston with my whole heart.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
thebooksanctum's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I should really have read Tiffany's books in order, unlike the rest of the Discworld, but in saying that, I did still enjoy this. The Feegle are still hard to understand when they speak (I'm dyslexic and the phonetic spelling does not work for me at all), but overall rather enjoyable!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
All the triggers in this are mentioned in abstract ways, but it is still made clear what exactly is happening, while actually not using the words.
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