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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
I really enjoyed this book.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Magical. Purely magical. Even more so that my 13yo loved the book so much that he insisted he read it aloud to us everyday on the way to and from school. Happy memories to treasure.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
I think this book may have been closer to a 5 star for me if I had read it physically.
This is a story about suffering. The worst kind of suffering imo. An individual so deeply wounded that they end up causing and feeding off of the sorrow of others for power. Babies taken from their mothers and abandoned to the witch of the woods.
This is a story about abandonment, adoption, trauma, magic, whimsy, hope, love.
If you have a child who is more sensitive this might be a book to read and talk about together. If you have a child who has dealt with trauma from abandonment this might be one to skip… or at least read it yourself first and have discussions.
The topic of adoption is a vast and very heavy one. Filled with loss from the beginning. In this book you see that primal wound on display.
I wondered if the author was adopted herself, and if not then how an adopted person would have written this story. I wondered how/if it would change at all.
I wouldn’t recommend for younger ages.mentions slitting throat
This is a story about suffering. The worst kind of suffering imo. An individual so deeply wounded that they end up causing and feeding off of the sorrow of others for power. Babies taken from their mothers and abandoned to the witch of the woods.
This is a story about abandonment, adoption, trauma, magic, whimsy, hope, love.
If you have a child who is more sensitive this might be a book to read and talk about together. If you have a child who has dealt with trauma from abandonment this might be one to skip… or at least read it yourself first and have discussions.
The topic of adoption is a vast and very heavy one. Filled with loss from the beginning. In this book you see that primal wound on display.
I wondered if the author was adopted herself, and if not then how an adopted person would have written this story. I wondered how/if it would change at all.
I wouldn’t recommend for younger ages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
It was slow at first. My daughter almost didn’t want to continue it. But we ended up liking it in the end
This book is wonderful. The female characters are amazing (the male characters are great too, don't get me wrong) and even the villains are complex and layered. The world-building was fantastic as well. I feel like the way heavier themes were introduced was handled really well, the attitude towards death in particular. This novel was written with a young adult audience in mind but truly anyone could enjoy this. What a lovely story.