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Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone

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jessica22's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

badseedgirl's review

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4.0

Um.... Wow, did not see that one coming.

katmarhan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

6.5/10
I found it hard to connect with the characters (Hazel was far too compliant, which she herself admitted repeatedly; she was lucky that Gray was creative and bold in his thinking), but I will say this was an unusual twist on the Hansel & Gretel fairy tale of my childhood. Definitely not a children’s tale.

kberry513's review

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2.0

I'm underwhelmed by these so far - this one was better than the first one, but I found that it wasn't really up my alley. At first I thought maybe it was because it was a sort of "gritty" fairytale retelling - but I've loved others so...The first thing that bothered me was that this is a retelling of Hansel and Gretel (who are brother and sister) but the main characters are dating. Then was the overly involved description of Hazel peeing in the woods.

Hazel in particular is a moron for deciding to just charge into the house. And the twist that her current stepfather is Gray's former stepfather is an odd choice to me.