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The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

leannaaker's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

hungergameslover's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.0

It’s not that good. I find it random and that it gives too much info on certain parts and not enough on others. It was kind of random of all the things she put together for an adventurous book. Probs won’t read it again. It was a more been-there-done-that kind of book 

hatto's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

luciearan's review against another edition

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2.0

Vzhledem k hodnocením jsem od knihy příliš neočekávala a v podstatě jsem ani nic moc nedostala. Tato kniha tedy rozhodně žádným překvapením není. Příběh mi, i vzhledem k tomu, že se jedná o dětskou knihu (*oprava: vážně to má být YA?), přišel takový neucelený, nedotažený. Historie ostrova a guvernérova příchodu, v podstatě žádná a mytologie vytvořená na základě kratince zmíněné legendy, s několika zpětnými odkazy. Svým způsobem je to dáno i délkou knihy, že neumožnila autorce zajít do větších detailů, bohužel tak zůstává neuvěřitelný počet otázek, zcela nezodpovězený. O mapách a kartografii snad ani nemá smysl se zmiňovat, vzhledem k tomu, že se mělo jednat o jeden z hlavních prvků, který byl ale zapracován jen zcela povrchně. I když mě tato kniha nadchla a hodně zlákala svojí obálkou, nakonec mi vůbec nesedla a poměrně hodně mě zklamala.

avaquaver_12's review

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I’m on a roll with not finishing books! Hope this doesn’t keep up! This book was for my book club and I had read it before a few years ago. I wasn’t fussed on it then and I’m certainly not fussed on it now. Wasn’t holding my interest and was actually making me push away reading at that point. Sorry book club just this one’s not for me!

gabiirayner's review

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3.0

Just good fun!! I especially love the focus on cartography and the use of it as the medium for description.

It felt like a really fresh, unique piece of fiction but seemed to be unsure of what demographic it was for? Overall it suits a younger audience thematically and in its protagonist but there were moments of real darkness and gruesomeness that surprised me. The 'resolution' was a little bit confusing but I enjoyed the story as a whole for definite!

kitkat8's review

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adventurous emotional 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? No

3.0

cloud_kitty_cat's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

3.5

amylauren15's review

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adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-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

3.0

ember12's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0