4.0 AVERAGE

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abookishbalance's review

4.5

4.5/5 stars
adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

This is such a hard one to rate. The idea of this book is amazing and definitely what made me want to read it. But the execution was far from what I expected. Obviously for a fantasy book you need world building, but the world building here was almost too much to the point it was overwhelming and confusing. I loved going into the story, but…at some point we need to uncomplicate it so we can actually enjoy it. It felt like we ran through several different points of views in the span of a single page that I wasn’t always sure what was happening. It was also very slow moving until the end, so it felt like a chore to pick this up and read it. I did, however, love the ending, so I’m debating if I pick up book two or not. I’m not sure if I liked this book or not, but the premise of the story is fantastic 
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny fast-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: Complicated
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michelle_l_d's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

It’s a lot of fun but adds a layer of complexity to reading that I’m not in the mood for right now. Another time!
adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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hexed's review

3.5
challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Interesting plot (girl dying of cancer makes a deal that transports her into her favorite book series -that she honestly hasn't read closely at all due to being sick i suppose- in the role of a villainess). The writing style was a bit choppy so it took me longer to get through than usual. But will read the next book in the series.