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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Is Young Adult supposed to have all these f-words in it? Or am I just being a bit prudish? I might be prudish. I probably am.
This was a book that I enjoyed to a surprising degree. I picked it up, I admit this freely, because of the beautiful cover. I read it because the blurb on the back sounded vaguely interesting.
I read this book in about a week. That's fast for me. It usually takes a couple of weeks for me because I have limited time for reading. This one kept inviting me to do just a little bit more, and suddenly there I was, halfway through.
For the longest time I wondered why I liked the story so much, because I didn't actually like the protagonist much. I found her rude and standoffish, but the more I read the more I started to understand her a little bit. I could understand why she would seem to actively work against making friends or allowing people to even be interested in getting to know her, because it would just be painful to leave them behind when next she and Ella suddenly upped sticks. Even later on, when we learn more about her background, these traits come together even more and a lot of her character makes a lot more sense. This is done so smoothly that I can't actually pinpoint exactly when I found myself rooting for her.
This was a wonderful story, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
This was a book that I enjoyed to a surprising degree. I picked it up, I admit this freely, because of the beautiful cover. I read it because the blurb on the back sounded vaguely interesting.
I read this book in about a week. That's fast for me. It usually takes a couple of weeks for me because I have limited time for reading. This one kept inviting me to do just a little bit more, and suddenly there I was, halfway through.
For the longest time I wondered why I liked the story so much, because I didn't actually like the protagonist much. I found her rude and standoffish, but the more I read the more I started to understand her a little bit. I could understand why she would seem to actively work against making friends or allowing people to even be interested in getting to know her, because it would just be painful to leave them behind when next she and Ella suddenly upped sticks. Even later on, when we learn more about her background, these traits come together even more and a lot of her character makes a lot more sense. This is done so smoothly that I can't actually pinpoint exactly when I found myself rooting for her.
This was a wonderful story, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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:
No
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really did enjoy this dark take on fairy tales. It was such a unique idea that brought fairy tales to life in a way that was rich and enthralling. As someone who reads a lot of fairy tale retellings, this story really pulled me in and showed me a side to modern fairy tales that isn't so sweet.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
Trippy and dark, this Story was lightly predictable in some small ways but still sunk its teeth in and pulled me along. Reading this felt like a dream, and I mean that in the most literal sense — constantly giving me vertigo, slipping from event to event in a way that makes you wonder how you got here, if there was a better choice to have been made, but that it still makes sense, that you were always going to end up here. It’s Alice in Wonderland but dark and botanical, and I mean that as a compliment. Some things could have been more fleshed out, but overall a very good read.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes