adventurous medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters: No

Cute story with an interesting magic system. It was completely gripping, but it was fun. Younger readers would love the story. I hope to read it again in the final print to see the artwork in color.

I love the real book more but this is good too. =)
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

There was souch going on that was never explained or simple scratched the surface that it felt like a lot of the story and intrigue was missing. Due to that it made the story really boring. The ending wasn't great either because it was just simply fixed with a wave of a hand and "I'm not going to ask how you managed this". 

3.5 stars

Fun art and a fast paced read! But the characters are reduced down in a very flat way—we know very little about them. It’s been a long time (probably a decade?) since I read the original novel, and i felt like this version did the world and characters a disservice. Again, wildly good art. Would recommend it to someone who hadn’t read the original book but enjoys a lively fantasy story!

Got a late copy of the ARC today.
I felt like I was missing a lot of the story and that it was very rushed.
I love the premise and the artwork is beautiful. I'll look at the published edition to see if it's different. I'd love to read the novel this based on.

I liked this a lot, especially the art style. It took me a little while to properly get in to the story, but once I was there, I enjoyed it a lot. The story makes it seem like there is going to be more, but since it is based on a novel that was published in 2010, it seems unlikely that there will be more, but who knows? I would like to read more of this story if it happens.

This was cute!! I loved the art. Wanted a lot more characterization.