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kaseni's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ivinklerkomaric's review against another edition
4.0
Nije loša. Na foru Harry Pottera samo je glavni lik curica iz Pariza. Ima i nastavke.
daryberry's review against another edition
3.0
This is not a series where you will be bored, because there is always something happening. But maybe that is not the best thing for every book. I am sure that for someone younger this would be the perfect series, but not for me. This is aimed mostly at pre-teens, and I think my opinion would have been different if I had read the whole series years ago.
https://iridescentbooksblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/review-the-oksa-pollock-series-by-anne-plichota-and-cendrine-wolf/
https://iridescentbooksblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/review-the-oksa-pollock-series-by-anne-plichota-and-cendrine-wolf/
givethatbooknerd's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars: fun, but they didn't show but tell.
The storyline: a bit strange. It didn't feel like they were actually progressing a lot after Oksa discovers some secrets. And strange choices were made concerning priorities. For example, Nevertheless, it was good enough to keep me reading.
The characters: Oksa was a bit of a Mary Sue and at the same time very annoying and didn't learn from her mistakes. On the one hand, she always gets perfect grades without doing anything and masters her newfound skills in about a minute, but she keeps using her powers in public while knowing fully well that it's a bad idea. I liked Gus, but he was written as if his existence relied on Oksa being there. Oksa's family were fine, a loving family. The creatures were a bit over the top sometimes.
The world building: I liked the school, and Oksa's house. But most of the world building, in my opinion, was done about Edefia, which we haven't seen. There was this romanticised image of a cliché world put in my head. And for most of the story, the authors didn't take the important "show, don't tell" in mind: lots of the things were explained too much, or unnecessarily repeated.
The atmosphere: I can't really decide on what the 'atmosphere' was in this story. There wasn't necessarily an atmosphere created, because the writers over-explained things.
Best part: I really enjoyed the Lunatrixes!
The storyline: a bit strange. It didn't feel like they were actually progressing a lot after Oksa discovers some secrets. And strange choices were made concerning priorities. For example,
Spoiler
Oksa has to stay behind in class with her evil teacher who wants to abduct her, to clean up class supplies. Instead of just leaving and risking detention, she stays and gets attacked.The characters: Oksa was a bit of a Mary Sue and at the same time very annoying and didn't learn from her mistakes. On the one hand, she always gets perfect grades without doing anything and masters her newfound skills in about a minute, but she keeps using her powers in public while knowing fully well that it's a bad idea. I liked Gus, but he was written as if his existence relied on Oksa being there. Oksa's family were fine, a loving family. The creatures were a bit over the top sometimes.
The world building: I liked the school, and Oksa's house. But most of the world building, in my opinion, was done about Edefia, which we haven't seen. There was this romanticised image of a cliché world put in my head. And for most of the story, the authors didn't take the important "show, don't tell" in mind: lots of the things were explained too much, or unnecessarily repeated.
The atmosphere: I can't really decide on what the 'atmosphere' was in this story. There wasn't necessarily an atmosphere created, because the writers over-explained things.
Best part: I really enjoyed the Lunatrixes!
bookish_blanche's review against another edition
5.0
Une aventure magique dans un univers fascinant
J'ai relu ce livre pour la troisième fois et c'est toujours autant de plaisir ! Oksa, bien que jeune et donc un peu naïve, est une héroïne géniale et badass que j'adore ! Mais le mieux dans ce livre, c'est tout l'univers autour de la saga. Tant de fantaisie et de mystère et de magie mêlés... Je suis accro ! Les divers personnages sont tous super intéressants et les créatures sont hilarantes ! Le petit bémol est peut être les descriptions parfois un peu longues mais ça n'enlève rien au charme de ce roman bien rythmé.
Je ne pourrais jamais assez le recommander.
J'ai relu ce livre pour la troisième fois et c'est toujours autant de plaisir ! Oksa, bien que jeune et donc un peu naïve, est une héroïne géniale et badass que j'adore ! Mais le mieux dans ce livre, c'est tout l'univers autour de la saga. Tant de fantaisie et de mystère et de magie mêlés... Je suis accro ! Les divers personnages sont tous super intéressants et les créatures sont hilarantes ! Le petit bémol est peut être les descriptions parfois un peu longues mais ça n'enlève rien au charme de ce roman bien rythmé.
Je ne pourrais jamais assez le recommander.
xlcior's review against another edition
3.0
actually more like 2,5
not gonna review this, since I'm clearly too old for this book. but hey, mum will be happy I've read it now
not gonna review this, since I'm clearly too old for this book. but hey, mum will be happy I've read it now
vickyving's review against another edition
2.0
I read this when I was little and enjoyed it. Now I have nothing against books for kids being written in a simplistic way, but this one just overdigests everything way more than it needs too. It makes it a little cringy sometimes if read as an adult.
They spend pages and pages and A LOT MORE PAGES telling us (telling, not showing) about the lore and teaching us (literally teaching alongside the protagonist, in the most tedious ways) incountable names and magic stuff that make me feel I'm studying for a test, and then everytime anything happens, we have more pages of the characters telling us how shocked they are.
This book is longer than necessary yet I feel like I'm just reading the introduction (aka the first 25% of any book) (Also what happens with a lot of long sagas)
I let slide the holes in the characters, powers and story because books for children don't really require to be complete like that.
On the other hand Oksa and Gus are super wholesome and we stan Tugdual. Support your local satanist <3 I will be reading the rest of the saga, including Tugdual's.
OVERALL: You may like it if you are a nonjudgemental adult looking to log off life, and young ones will find Oksa really relatable.
Pd: How old is Oksa?? Whe start the story at 13, then it's her birthday and then she is still 13 what is going on there??
They spend pages and pages and A LOT MORE PAGES telling us (telling, not showing) about the lore and teaching us (literally teaching alongside the protagonist, in the most tedious ways) incountable names and magic stuff that make me feel I'm studying for a test, and then everytime anything happens, we have more pages of the characters telling us how shocked they are.
This book is longer than necessary yet I feel like I'm just reading the introduction (aka the first 25% of any book) (Also what happens with a lot of long sagas)
I let slide the holes in the characters, powers and story because books for children don't really require to be complete like that.
On the other hand Oksa and Gus are super wholesome and we stan Tugdual. Support your local satanist <3 I will be reading the rest of the saga, including Tugdual's.
OVERALL: You may like it if you are a nonjudgemental adult looking to log off life, and young ones will find Oksa really relatable.
Pd: How old is Oksa?? Whe start the story at 13, then it's her birthday and then she is still 13 what is going on there??