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lcvesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
hazel is very special to me and i loved the achillean representation!!
kkoerth613's review against another edition
5.0
Cute. Lots of faery like things. It seemed weird how the parents didn't really know what was going on and in the end just accepted it. Whatever. I liked it a lot. There's diversity. The girl is the hero and there's not just straight relationships!!
ecalkins's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.0
annabartonkova's review against another edition
5.0
Kouzelná jednohubka, která mě zahřála u srdce. Nádherné propojení naší reality a vílího světa. Musím také podotknout jak krásný je český design obálky. Kniha je důkazem, že se podobný plnohodnotný příběh dá napsat, aniž by musel mít 600 stran nebo byl natahován do trilogií či jiných sérií. Příběh utekl jako voda. Strašidelné, magické, napínavé.
V lese leží stvůra zlá,
chytí tě a už tě má,
zatáhne tě do listí,
budeš její kořistí.
Pošle tě na onen svět,
nevrátíš se nikdy…zpět.
mxawprince's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
jenhurst's review against another edition
3.0
This is another Holly Black novel, which means its all about the Fairfolk. Hazel and her brother Ben grow up in a town right beside the Fairfolk and spend a lot of time in the forest where they are. In the forest, there is a boy in a glass coffin that Hazel and Ben are obsessed with. He's been sleeping forever, until one day he wasn't.
Hazel obviously wanted to be a knight, and kiss boys. As the story goes on she wants to remember the years she spent as a night. Ben just wants to play music. There friendship was really well done and I like how much they supported each other.
I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a fun read and was a dark and creepy fairytale. It's a good one if you don't think too hard about it. The writing was good and atmospheric but the story felt shallow to me. Hazel and Ben weren't developed enough and the love interests even less.
It's a book thats the perfect example of okay. There are things that are drawbacks for it but it's still weirdly enjoyable. It's a fun, quick read for the summer.
3/5
I'd recommend this to fairy fans and fans of Holly Black. If you like her other works, you'll probably enjoy these. It's also one of the better fairy novels that I've read. It's very much a "younger" YA, so I'd recommend it to people who are a little younger.
Hazel obviously wanted to be a knight, and kiss boys. As the story goes on she wants to remember the years she spent as a night. Ben just wants to play music. There friendship was really well done and I like how much they supported each other.
I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a fun read and was a dark and creepy fairytale. It's a good one if you don't think too hard about it. The writing was good and atmospheric but the story felt shallow to me. Hazel and Ben weren't developed enough and the love interests even less.
It's a book thats the perfect example of okay. There are things that are drawbacks for it but it's still weirdly enjoyable. It's a fun, quick read for the summer.
3/5
I'd recommend this to fairy fans and fans of Holly Black. If you like her other works, you'll probably enjoy these. It's also one of the better fairy novels that I've read. It's very much a "younger" YA, so I'd recommend it to people who are a little younger.
bribliography's review against another edition
4.0
I was not expecting severin and ben to make me emotional but boy golly....the confession scene was the sweetest thing i've ever read
booktallie's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first Holly Black story I have ever read and I found it to be more from my friend's excitement that made me want to read this book then the basis of the story it's self. Though it started slow and un-exciting i continued because I'm not one to leave things unfinished. Holly Black's style of writing was different than what I'm used to, the flash backs in time were at times unnecessary and dull. it was easy to predict what the end of story was to be. I did however like the primus of this book and though i could see how the story might have change down different paths, i must say being a hopeless romantic i love how it ended. so i gave it 3 out of 5 stars. I do belive I will try another of Holly Black's other creations in the future to come.
alya_289's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
5.0
apalsant's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5