703 reviews for:

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

Garth Nix

3.92 AVERAGE

mychemicalseal's review against another edition

4.0

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 i think i liked this one even better than the original and found it easier to get into, although maybe that was because i was already familiar with the world. i hope there will be a third book as i think i'd love to see more.

dolaya's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

ljhind's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

read_y_picker's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

readinginmtl's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense 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

emmagee's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jeriandcats's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

khazlettwrites's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

sumlittlebee's review

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful 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

drkappitan's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is not among my favorites of Nix's worlds, and it's hard to put my finger on why.

Susan's struggles are too similar to those of Arthur in the Keys to the Kingdom series - and at least I felt sympathetic toward Arthur, who acts appropriately for his age, whereas Susan comes off as a bit childish.