4.13 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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
adventurous 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
adventurous funny inspiring 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

This book brought me back to my childhood and I loved every minute of it.
Except when a dragon burnt a poor baby goat to a crisp and ate him. That’s ripped my heart out. I was so sad that Mal and Christopher didn’t end up together at the end. I hoped she would return before the story ended. I also wished we knew what she was referring to when she said whispered in his ear. Maybe this was clear to other readers, maybe I just finished the book when I was so tired up too late trying to finish it.
Overall, this was a super cute story with the perfect balance of adventure, mystery, mythical creatures, and whimsy. I loved it! 
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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
adventurous hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: No

Superb. An epic adventure. It felt like The Never Ending Story met Tolkien. The audiobook was beautiful and the print edition has images of the characters and creatures. 
adventurous medium-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
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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: N/A
adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

recommended by my mom. super fast read (kid lit) but honestly the subtext of capitalist greed, climate crisis, etc makes this an excellent book for all ages