Reviews

Orfeia by Joanne M. Harris

droserastra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

beela's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

motherofladybirds's review

4.0

Re imagining the tale of orpheus in the underworld making the love about a mother for a daughter and exploring the difference between romantic/erotic love and unconditional love. The fairy world was beautifully evoked.

devdev_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

chesabiblio's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

alessajess's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

moonysweaters14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

blazing_orchids's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tainan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

debtat2's review

5.0

This book is as much a visual delight as it is a delight to read. The illustrations inside are stunning and the story is as beautiful. The only issue I had was just that I wished it was longer because I didn’t want it to end!

This is the perfect way to spend an evening as it is only 224 pages so it is a fairly quick read, coupled with the fact the writing and the story are so good you will forget about time passing you bye as you are whisked away to a place you will never forget!

Orfeia was published on 3 September 2020 so you can grab yourself a copy straight away and I highly recommend that you do. It is an amazing story accompanied by some amazing drawings. This book will definitely be in my top ten books so far this year!

Sorry for the brief review, I am currently sat in my hospital bed having antibiotics through a drip to cure pleurisy