Reviews

The Wicked Remain by Laura Pohl

isobelscloud's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

annamickreads's review against another edition

4.0

A fitting conclusion to The Grimrose Girls duology, "The Wicked Remain" follows the group as they race against the clock to unravel the curse that plagues The Grimrose Ácademie. While I did think that many of the fairytale elements to this book were a little on the nose, it was still a vastly enjoyable read and definitely something readers could finish rather quickly.

Honestly, fans of "Once Upon A Time" would really love this series for the different ways the retellings take form; I really appreciated the diversity in character backgrounds, sexualities, and body types. While the ending reveal didn't necessarily shock me, I think the twists and turns of the road to the big reveal were fun and full of adventure!

Can't wait to see what Laura Pohl does next :)

evescanlon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

acmoyer1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

lil_ducky25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

They could’ve done a better climax.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: Transphobia

There’s only one line of dialogue that’s transphobic and it’s apart of the character’s character and their motivation.

corikimm's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

mkoehn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

onlybraindead's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

critcritter2015's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

bethbaty's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Okay this book was SO MUCH BETTER than the first one. This one actually surprised me with the twists, and I cried so much at the end. Did it feel a bit like a dramatic My Little Pony ending? Yes. Did I love it? Also yes. 
It was also much darker than I expected, but I think it was done very well. 
Also it’s possible that since I switched to an audiobook, I missed all the grammar issues and general editing issues. 🤷‍♀️