Reviews

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

sarahdittmore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

Elatsoe starts off a little slow and I found the dialogue to be a bit stilted, but overall I enjoyed the story a lot. Darcy Little Badger weaves the threads of this mystery together for a satisfying reveal at the end, and the book is full of great characters and meaningful themes. 

becsrecs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

3.5

lollipopkenny123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

bananalynn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

thepetitepunk's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this! Admittedly, the beginning was a bit slow and I did have to use an audiobook along with the physical book to push me around. But after reading for a bit, things picked up and I really appreciated Ellie's character. The ending was also fantastic!

reader_2000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

rereader33's review against another edition

3.0

August 2022 Anagram Reading Challenge
Prompt: Read a book that starts with the letter "E"

I really enjoyed this novel! I thought the lore was intriguing (despite there being a little too many different lores and legends sharing screentime), I really liked Ellie and Jay, and I loved how important stories were and how Little Badger incorporated them into her story.

If there was one flaw, it was definitely the mystery aspect. Its pretty hard to keep a reader engaged when we already know who the killer is, and while the lore surrounding the murder and murderer were interesting, the actually sleuthing certainly wasn't.

That being said, I did have fun with this novel and highly recommend it to others. A fun, mystical good time with endearing and likable characters.

shiqingxuan34's review against another edition

2.0

I was really hoping to enjoy this book, but it ended up simply being very much not for me.
I was not a fan of the writing style (the characters read much younger than they actually were).
It involved interesting ideas and themes but the execution and writing is what killed it for me and it started to feel like a chore to finish ):
Perhaps if I reread it at a later date I might enjoy it more, just writing this review because I want to explain my low score ! I don't think it's an objectively bad book, just didn't gel with me personally.

marissagoodell92's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

softcats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5