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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, War
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping
Opening with caveat that I know this book is marketed as middle-grade; but there are still couple of points/aspects I wished were fleshed out more.
Things I loved about the book: the sibling relationships, and just Mite in general, being a grubby, explosive, yet adorable and straightforward youngest sibling. The worldbuilding: the magical structure were interesting and fun; and the descriptions of the tropical/island settings were an interesting change from the typical fantasy environs.
Things I wished were fleshed out more: Noa's worries about Julian and the revelation of their family's/mother's past. There were a lot of questions raised within the book about grey morality but weren't further explored. The ending felt like a return to the status quo without the necessary effort expended to address these questions. A lot of the book felt like it might have been leading to a sequel.
All in all, quite enjoyable; and I love Heather Fawcett's writing.
Things I loved about the book: the sibling relationships, and just Mite in general, being a grubby, explosive, yet adorable and straightforward youngest sibling. The worldbuilding: the magical structure were interesting and fun; and the descriptions of the tropical/island settings were an interesting change from the typical fantasy environs.
Things I wished were fleshed out more: Noa's worries about Julian and the revelation of their family's/mother's past. There were a lot of questions raised within the book about grey morality but weren't further explored. The ending felt like a return to the status quo without the necessary effort expended to address these questions. A lot of the book felt like it might have been leading to a sequel.
All in all, quite enjoyable; and I love Heather Fawcett's writing.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Příjemně čtivá fantasy, která i přes to, že je primárně určená pro mladší ročníky, zaujme a nenudí ani ty věkem pokročilé. Příběh tří sourozenců, kteří i když jsou spolu pěvně spjatí, si po smrti rodičů musí najít k sobě znovu cestu a konečně se vidět takoví, jací jsou. A aby toho nebylo málo, návdavkem ještě osvobodit království, které jim bylo převratem ukradeno.
Čtivé, milé a oddechové. Přesně to jsem u knihy hledala.
Čtivé, milé a oddechové. Přesně to jsem u knihy hledala.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Murder
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
I was expecting a slightly spooky, maybe a little shallow, middle grade fantasy and instead I got a deeper dive. This book does sibling relationships well, and it does morality well, but it never got quite as deep as I would have liked. That said, it *is* middle grade. I thoroughly enjoyed this one I just wish it had been a little meatier and/or I'd had more time to settle in with these characters (and learn more about the magic system).