Reviews - The Book of Love

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Either Vita Nostra for the extremely well-off, or Gaiman's Sandman but even younger oriented and even more cutesy.
Was impressed with how free-ranging and idiosyncratic the author managed to make the story feel through employment of slower pace with many a quirky digression and turn, even though if shortly summarized it pretty much fits a certain — perhaps outdated — YA mold. But was disappointed a little with how cosy it all feels for way too long, especially near the end.
Anyway, certainly better and much more purposefully baggy a transmogrification of stories about magic than Stephen King's Fairy Tale.

gigireven's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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

kelly_virginia's review against another edition

4.5

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

samantha_45's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

ohmonster's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 64%

I tried I really really tried. But calling it glacial would not describe how slowly and repetitively this is paced.

elston's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Not really my cup of tea, I pushed myself through it. The fact that I made it to the end could be a positive thing? I'm writing this review a few months after the fact, and can honestly say I don't remember much about it. Either that's a pan of the book, or a comment on my advancing age, take that as you will.