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The Changeling

Victor LaValle

3.86 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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meredithfp's review

5.0

Loved this book. Loved the characters. Spooky and kinda gory but so good.

litwithlove's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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thethirdlie's review

5.0

Ah, a break to the streak of bad books.

What a fantastic, modern fairy tale this was. Why isn't this what we ask pur children to read? It is so relevant to today's issues.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ragegrouse's review

5.0

I’ve read a million changeling stories and kind of expected this to just be another one but I was extremely wrong. Brilliant odyssey with a super complex and original but cohesive plot, poignant humanness commentary, great balance of myth/humor/terror. I was hooked the whole time and basically read it in one sitting.
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cozmicsunflower's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

allisonbarnsey's review

3.75
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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birdiefarmer's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated

This was one of the best books I read in 2024! I closed the book and continued to repeat, “I am the god Apollo” for weeks. 

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