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Aladdín: Un giro inesperado (Twisted Tales, #1) by Liz Braswell

bradleyj's review against another edition

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

4.0

A fun re-telling with a twist! I enjoyed it a lot and look forward to the rest of the series!

almyworld's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow, what a turn of events. I loved the way the Relationships between Jasmine and Aladdin has been deepened and given more time on development in this story. The atmosphere of this piece was definitely more mature than the movie. At some of the descriptions how people suffered before they died I got the chills. Although it was a really involving novel, I am only able to rate four stars out of five, since the first quarter of the story was only the retelling of the events of the movie, which made it kind of hard to read through, since I literally watched the movie one day prior. Since this is the first story in the twisted tale series, I hope the other parts will handle it a bit differently.

mlottermoser's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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cate07luna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

raaycheel96's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring 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

4.0

eponineeurydice's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a really nostalgic book for me because Disney was and still is just a huge part of my life, I love it so much and I think this book gave me what I wanted as a child sometimes: Disney in book form. And I think the author did a fantastic job depicting Agrabah with everything from the food to the constellations! But what confused me was how juvenile the writing and plot seemed to be at times, and then just the full-on DARK stuff that would happen. Jafar is just... awful. But it confused me and was unexpected and I think if the writing and dialogue and overall plot in general was more complex, this could be a fantastic YA. But then again I don't think it could be Middle Grade either because of the twist. But I'm totally continuing with the series because I loved seeing more development and exploration of characters and worldbuilding, so I'll definitely be reading other books in this series!

kaitiecakes's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this book was great. It was able to give me the vibes of Aladdin well telling a twisted tale. I don’t as able to really get into the story and I loved it.
Aladdin was not my favorite fairy tale as a kid but this book really brought it to life for me. I enjoyed this story a lot.

lizh1008's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

wandering_turtle's review against another edition

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tense 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? No

2.5

jaye_123's review against another edition

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

2.75