Reviews

The Toymaker's Curse by C.J. Archer

karenreader's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

⭐️ horrible, ⭐️ ⭐️mediocre, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ entertaining, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ great, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ excellent

[***The following rambling notes are for me. They may contain spoilers or no information at all.***]

Like the last few novels, I enjoyed the mystery, the side characters, and the sense of family, but I often don’t like India. She frequently keep secrets from Matt. She insists he keep himself safe, while she goes off to confront people singlehanded.  I find a lot of her decisions frustrating. Otherwise, I do enjoy the stories. 

mythie's review

adventurous 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

3.75

traceyt's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.25

shonedawg's review

mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

bramsay55's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

sprucetree520's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.0

joanjeffery'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

4.0

fkshg8465's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I can see why #13 was the last of the series. It feels like the momentum and story ideas were slowing down. Shame. Nothing terribly wrong with the book - just falls short of the prior ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Dementia

hgsaxton's review

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

2.0

enchantedgeek's review

3.0

It was decent but I think there are better books in this series. The Toymaker's Curse I felt was filler and had little to no movement within the overall storyline in terms of endgame plot. Other than that it was still a quick and easy read.