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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Lisa Schneidau

historic_chronicles's review

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

4.0

Presented by order of the Wheel of the Year, beginning with the Winter Solstice, this is a charming collection of tales set around the British and Irish landscape that encourage your love of nature to flourish.

Centered around all things botanical, with some tales taking a traditional approach and others adapted for our rapidly changing world, Schneidau is a natural storyteller. From the botanical spin on the classic fairytale of Cinderella to whimsical and fantastically creative tales featuring the likes of a ferocious river that can only be tamed by flowers, there is something for everyone.

With a simple structure that works well with bedtime reading, or to dive in and read all at once, these folk tales have proved a timely choice of inspired reading as the UK slowly turns itself over into the pleasant times of Spring. 

sustainably_lucia's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

meganmosasaurs's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

rlse's review against another edition

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reflective

bookishpip's review

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adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

simplexitly's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

sarahelem's review

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adventurous relaxing medium-paced

5.0

iithief's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

becca99's review

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Honestly, it was kind of boring

wethecenter's review

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

4.0