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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
No
slow-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
This book made me cry. I didn't know how hungry I was for a retold fairytale with this particular spin () until I found it. Kingfisher/Vernon is such a gifted storyteller - I want there to be a hundred Kingfisher novellas for me to devour, each one as shining a gem as the last.
I love the way Kingfisher wove the threads of the original Snow Queen story into something new and beautiful, making it her own. I love the otters, and the robber girl, and the reindeer, and the description of traveling the reindeer road, and the witch who tries to protect Gerta, and Mousebones (oh Mousebones!!), and Gerta's grandmother, and quite simply everything. It's a wonderful story told perfectly, and it instantly became one of my favorites.
Spoiler
that the heroine falls in love with a girl she meets along the way instead of the boy she had a crush on at the beginning of the story and is attempting to saveI love the way Kingfisher wove the threads of the original Snow Queen story into something new and beautiful, making it her own. I love the otters, and the robber girl, and the reindeer, and the description of traveling the reindeer road, and the witch who tries to protect Gerta, and Mousebones (oh Mousebones!!), and Gerta's grandmother, and quite simply everything. It's a wonderful story told perfectly, and it instantly became one of my favorites.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another modified tale from T Kingfisher, this time focused on the Snow Queen with light sapphic love. I found this not super engaging and it didn't hold my interest well, so I read it in little bits over the course of a week. It just didn't grab me and compell me to keep reading like most Kingfisher books do.
I did appreciate the animal familiars and the team of flying otters was delightful. The plot began with a boy being kidnapped and his neighbor, a girl with a deep love for him, journeys to find him. Along the way she realizes how unrealistic they love was, and grows to love another, instead of the boy who had often overlooked her.
I did appreciate the animal familiars and the team of flying otters was delightful. The plot began with a boy being kidnapped and his neighbor, a girl with a deep love for him, journeys to find him. Along the way she realizes how unrealistic they love was, and grows to love another, instead of the boy who had often overlooked her.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-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