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bnhiggs1's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
treehuggeranonymous's review
5.0
It's 1 am and my primary thoughts right now are 'damn you, white'. I din't know why I thought this book might be different, but once again it finishes with them in an even worse place than where they began. Best in the series so far. I'm really hoping there isn't a book five planned as I'm not sure I could take it.
abigailbat's review
5.0
!!!!!!
What a wild ride!!! I am not normally a series reader, but there is a reason that I keep reading these books: they are fantastic! The stories are great for fantasy adventure fans, especially kids who like their fantasy a little bit scary. Though they are long in terms of page count, the pages absolutely fly by, in part because of the smaller trim size and in part because of all the twists and turns of the plot.
This third book had just the right amount of backstory that reminded me of what happened in the second book without bogging down the action for those who haven't had to wait a year to find out what happened next (although I would not say that this volume can stand alone; you'll want to read the first and second books first). This installment wraps up this book's story while leaving tons of room to be excited about what's going to happen next.
I have been booktalking the first Thickety book to 5th & 6th graders this month, so it's made me even more excited to read this one and it definitely lived up to its promise!!
What a wild ride!!! I am not normally a series reader, but there is a reason that I keep reading these books: they are fantastic! The stories are great for fantasy adventure fans, especially kids who like their fantasy a little bit scary. Though they are long in terms of page count, the pages absolutely fly by, in part because of the smaller trim size and in part because of all the twists and turns of the plot.
This third book had just the right amount of backstory that reminded me of what happened in the second book without bogging down the action for those who haven't had to wait a year to find out what happened next (although I would not say that this volume can stand alone; you'll want to read the first and second books first). This installment wraps up this book's story while leaving tons of room to be excited about what's going to happen next.
I have been booktalking the first Thickety book to 5th & 6th graders this month, so it's made me even more excited to read this one and it definitely lived up to its promise!!
hadiqa01's review
4.0
Ah! how I wish to enter the realm of Thickety... The relationship between Kara and Taff reminds me of myself and my younger brother. We're just like that. While reading the book I imagined myself as Kara and Taff as my brother. The book became more adventurous than before :D <3
One thing I don't like is the author made the story long when he could've finished it in 3 books.
One thing I don't like is the author made the story long when he could've finished it in 3 books.
demimancy's review
4.0
!!!!!!!!!!
It's no secret that this is one of my favorite ongoing series. I think the writing is fantastic, the story is delightfully creepy, and Kara Westfall is among one of my most admired flawed heroines.
Part of me wishes this were the last in the series, but only because I'm so desperate to see how this all ends!
It's no secret that this is one of my favorite ongoing series. I think the writing is fantastic, the story is delightfully creepy, and Kara Westfall is among one of my most admired flawed heroines.
Part of me wishes this were the last in the series, but only because I'm so desperate to see how this all ends!
bookswithjk's review
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.0
rj921's review
4.0
Not as spooky as the previous ones, but the world-building is cool! I like the glorbs. Phadeen itself was intriguing, with the words of thoughts feeding the trees. Cant wait to read the sequel!
tammie_2207's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Whilst I haven't loved any of the books within this series I still have such a good time reading them all and I'm excited to see how the series wraps up in the next book (my rating for this was raised to a 4 stars after I put it through CAWPILE)
darlingfarthing's review
4.0
Soft and good. Grace is somehow the best character but I’m not questioning it.
ashleyjapan's review
5.0
What can I say about this series? I absolutely love it! I completely devoured this book in a couple of days and it was totally worth the one semi-sleepless night!
The world of the Thickety is fresh and horrific, and Kara fights through every challenge with an amazing combination of practical common sense and humor. She made some amazing character progress this book, and I'm loving where the storyline is going with Grace.
The one negative I took away from the book was an apparently out of character comment made by Taff to Grace, "I knew you were *bad* but I didn't realize you were such a girl" he says with some measure of disgust. Where did this come from??? Taff has been great at supporting the amazing female characters until now, why is he suddenly turned into a tiny misogynist? Is this something that is actually ingrained in his character and just hasn't come out before? I don't know but it really seemed like it didn't fit. In a book that seems so pro-girls, this line left me wondering at what message is really coming across here. I'm hoping it was a slip up, but it's a disappointing one nonetheless.
However, when all is said and done, I really did love this book so it's a happy five stars from me! The next book can't come fast enough!
The world of the Thickety is fresh and horrific, and Kara fights through every challenge with an amazing combination of practical common sense and humor. She made some amazing character progress this book, and I'm loving where the storyline is going with Grace.
The one negative I took away from the book was an apparently out of character comment made by Taff to Grace, "I knew you were *bad* but I didn't realize you were such a girl" he says with some measure of disgust. Where did this come from??? Taff has been great at supporting the amazing female characters until now, why is he suddenly turned into a tiny misogynist? Is this something that is actually ingrained in his character and just hasn't come out before? I don't know but it really seemed like it didn't fit. In a book that seems so pro-girls, this line left me wondering at what message is really coming across here. I'm hoping it was a slip up, but it's a disappointing one nonetheless.
However, when all is said and done, I really did love this book so it's a happy five stars from me! The next book can't come fast enough!