Reviews

The Boy Who Didn't Come Home by Melissa Albert

callsignsongbird's review

adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

jeskareadsandteaches's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

shaekin's review against another edition

3.0

Not quite as good as the first novel, and doesn't give as much additional information as I wanted, but still good. I would say that the title of this novel is a little bit spoiler for the first book, but still worth reading.

nae20's review

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? Yes

3.0

sprainedbrain's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kaci_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

_journaledfables's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

3.0

ktrex's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad

3.5

zorasorel's review

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

booksbyjoanna's review

2.0

I was pretty disappointed by this novella. It promised Finch’s story between the two books and the reason why he did what he did in book 1.

But I found that the book really didn’t give us much and doesn’t give us more information than book 2. It wasn’t really worth reading and normally I love more world building and content (especially with intricate worlds like in Hazelwood).

I just wish the novella delivered on its promise.