Reviews

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

disneygirl08's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.5

melodon's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

Pretty good book! I was not especially drawn in by the story, but the scenes between Jani and Bell were good even if I wasn't especially interested in the pairing.

ilo17's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

its_melissa0's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sakattack's review

2.0

i went back to write a review about this book, and i honestly don’t really remember what happened in it. but i had fun listening to its narration! so that’s nice

jenhurst's review

3.0

2.5.
Honestly I was really disappointed by this book. I loved the night circus and enjoyed caraval despite its flaws. I love games, circuses/fairs/carnivals/amusement park stories. This book was marketed as the night circus and caraval but in a hotel that travelled. I expected lush descriptions and purple prose like the other two books but I didn’t feel that from this book. It read very much like a debut novel. There was pacing issues and a lot of info dumping. The protagonist also fit the dumb protagonist role and was just really annoying. I still love the idea but the execution was just a disappointment for me unfortunately.

s_piercenyback's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

sarahdavy's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book surprised me. I liked the magic system and it was a little darker than I expected. It was slightly formulaic, but with enough little surprises to keep it interesting. Overall an entertaining and enjoyable read.

tokenfemale's review

Main character was bland and the book was simultaneously too rushed and too meandering. The weird focus on the love story randomly cut with the main characters quest seemed odd.

The main character was impulsive and acted of her own accord with little thought of others or the repercussions of her actions. She at no point gained any real depth or garnered any meaningful relationships in the book.

Couldn't finish because the main character and her actions, as well as the actions of others were too trope-y and unrealistic.

abaker08's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Easy read with a story that retains interest but does not challenge the reader.