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timinbc's review against another edition
3.0
Good but not great urban fantasy. Some very good ideas, some not so much. Predictable in places, but not always.
You'll probably like it a lot more than I did if you have ever played in a rock band.
The faerie side is quite well done. We'll not ask, "Minneapolis?" because hey, fairy queens have to be somewhere.
Eddi and the phouka are perhaps a little too perfect, and we come too early to the realization that Eddi is not going to lose to any opponent under any circumstances. That sort of takes the edge off it.
It's worth remembering that this first appeared in 1987, so let's not judge it against current works.
I've heard of it often and I'm glad I read it.
You'll probably like it a lot more than I did if you have ever played in a rock band.
The faerie side is quite well done. We'll not ask, "Minneapolis?" because hey, fairy queens have to be somewhere.
Eddi and the phouka are perhaps a little too perfect, and we come too early to the realization that Eddi is not going to lose to any opponent under any circumstances. That sort of takes the edge off it.
It's worth remembering that this first appeared in 1987, so let's not judge it against current works.
I've heard of it often and I'm glad I read it.
bret4gne's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
c_el_gee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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
3.5
wolfbridge's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
Mid and predictable but has a wonderful description of romantic love that I’ve not forgotten.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I thought the first half of the book was pretty good, but then I got really bored and started skimming. And the end was so blah that I could have put the book down and not even cared what happened. I very heavily skimmed the last few pages. I just couldn't take it anymore.
Full review here: http://brendalovesbooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/war-for-oaks.html
Full review here: http://brendalovesbooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/war-for-oaks.html
cara_ready's review against another edition
3.0
Holy crap this almost took me a month to read and it wasn’t even that long. It was just so boring in the beginning and then the second half was action, action, action. Good writing, the pace was just off in my opinion.
lleullawgyffes's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75