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The Maze of the Beast by Emily Rodda

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mothiver's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

GOD I love the maze. So, so creepy. Maybe it’s all the sensory imagery that really gets me - it’s not just spooky, it’s Slimy, and you can Hear the Glus eating - definitely one of the grossest guardians.
I LOVE the way that Dain is introduced so much….

“Ols r super scary huh? Tbh I don’t think the Perfectly Disguised ones are real haha. So scary….. *casually mentions his Toran mother*”. Slimy little fucker <3

[<spoilers for end of series, not just this book]
The fact that

Barda NOT being worried-snappy is what makes them Notice… this series really was what set my high standards for found family

notapanda's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-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

zestylobster's review against another edition

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4.0

maze of the beast was so good what the heck!!! i LOVE jasmine!!!! i love doom!! i wish soo much that Doom got like way more screentime tbh bc he is just so cool, like even as a kid i loved him but now like 15 years on i love him even more bc 1) im now better at spotting foreshadowing and plot twists to do w him, and 2) i understand politics now and headcanon doom as an anarchist revolutionary xoxo

the plot twist that

Spoiler

barda was replaced by an ol for part of this book

was so good, and i had completely forgotten that it happened !!! AHH!!!

also is it a thing that the themes of the book parallel what the gem found in each book will be ?? must investigate

klein_beetle's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

2.0

skyzinnia's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.0

While I did enjoy it, I feel a bit differently from how I usually do.

I liked the new side characters. Is is frustrating, however, that we have no idea what happened to Dain since they didn't find him or mention him again by the end. Or maybe that means we'll see him later!

I liked the plot twists going on. It seems like every page had one, and that made it even more exciting! They weren't done or written poorly, so they were neat to figure out. I also thought the password puzzle thing was a cute addition. Jasmine's code was pretty cool as well.

I liked the boat scene. That had most of the crazy stuff going on for sure. And what a neat tactic to throw them off track, that was excellent!

It makes me sad that the BBEG only lasted a few pages. It was cool that it was an all-brain, no-brawn kind of fight, but it definitely felt too easy. They immediately get their stuff back, then it works like normal, and he immediately then finds the gem and they run out. I wish they hadn't gotten their stuff back first and had to find it the old-fashioned way by "pulling themselves up by the bootstraps," if you will.