Reviews - The Raven and the Reindeer

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The Raven and the Reindeer

T. Kingfisher

4.17 AVERAGE

leneso_'s review

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted

cas_the_second's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thalassa_reading's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

This is the first book I really like by this author. It's very clear in its messages but in a gentle way, and the humor is not overdone. Greta's journey to self-acceptance and emotional maturity is really convincing and satisfying. Brim full of amazing older women with personality the protagonist learns from, but also featuring several horrible older women. I loved Janna's moral ambivalence and Gerta's awareness of that fact, and that the reindeer plot device is treated with the appropriate implicit horror.

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witcheep's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

This is a very interesting and entertaining take on H. C. Andersen's fairytale The Snow Queen. As someone who has read that tale many times in my childhood, I reveled in the way T. Kingfisher makes the story darker and twists it to better suit not-so-young readers as well. It was interesting to see the mentions of the Finnish culture (my own culture) seen through the lens of someone who thinks it foreign and mystified. Even if this is Kingfisher's earlier writing and not completely her own worldbuilding, her writing style holds the same fast-paced and witty charisma familiar from her more recent works that I adore. Kingfisher is a master in writing mumtidimensional and interesring characters – especially side characters – and that shines in The raven and the reindeer as well. There is lots to like in this book!

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sinoclock's review

4.25

adventurous dark funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kingfisher just clicks for me. Honestly the more gayer, creepier fairy tale retellings the better.

ahaddad24's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny 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

knightreads's review

4.75

adventurous hopeful informative 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

Content Warnings

miss_majuu's review

4.0

I expected something very different because I only knew “queer snow queen retelling” about it, mainly something very sad and melancholic.
This was more of an adventure and self finding journey with very cool world building and characters. It also had some almost horror elements? Like this mythology was quite horrifying and gory at times.

~Oh how I wish for my girlfriend to cut my throat every night so we can cuddle and I stop being a reindeer <3

janetthetrigger's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kellylelly87's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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