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15.5k reviews for:

Lightlark

Alex Aster

3.7 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

very intense. loved the twist, did not see it coming. loved the fact the reader is kept on their toes
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kwith1006's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

I felt super bored and also not connected to anything going on. But it also felt like nothing was really happening 
adventurous medium-paced
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ISLAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

quirky_turf13's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

Not the vibe I’m looking for right now. 
adventurous 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

Okay, first off—I’ve noticed a lot of the negative reviews for Lightlark are coming from adults, and I think that’s kind of unfair. Alex Aster was 25 when she wrote this. She’s a young, imaginative writer who managed to write a full book and get it published, which is pretty awesome in itself.

This is a young adult fantasy novel. It’s not meant for people in their 30s who’ve read super complex fantasy like Game of Thrones or ACOTAR. It’s written for teens, and if I had read this as a teenager, I would’ve been obsessed. It gave me the same kind of nostalgic feeling I had when I first read Harry Potter or Twilight.

I’m not on TikTok, so I don’t know anything about the drama surrounding the book—and honestly, I don’t really care. I enjoyed the story for what it is. If you’re an adult reading this, just remember who it was written for. Don’t go in expecting some deep, intricate fantasy epic, it’s meant to be fun and magical for a younger audience.
adventurous medium-paced