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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

61 reviews

erandle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.0

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lilifane's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What are the odds to read a second book in a row with a family history, mystery and adventure, a treasure hunt, and a friends group? But this time with adults?
I'm always craving more books about a friends group and an adventure that is not YA, and it's really hard to find those. So I was really happy that this book turned out to be exactly what I was searching for for so long. I really love the idea behind The Cartographers. And I very much enjoyed the book, even though some of the reveals were too predictable and some decisions... didn't make any sense. But I was willing to just go with it because I liked the overall story so much.
The weakest point is definitely the characters. Although you get a lot of their backstories, I had a hard time to get emotionally attached to them. Especially the friends group, it would have made it so much more believable and emotional if we experienced more interactions between them that explained their bond and different relationships a little bit more.

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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.0

I feel like this book gets a bad rap on booktube (or maybe just amongst the people I follow?), but I vibed with it hard! The ending was... a choice... but overall the sense of nostalgia that this gave me?? Like the fantastical mysteries I used to read as a kid? Just what I needed.

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sophie42's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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alicelalicon's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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brichneyfloss's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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theonlybaillie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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froggydanny's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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invaderday's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this book is making my brain explode!!! when i was not even halfway through i was like "how is there still so much book left" and then i tore through it because it was so intense and i had to know but now that i know. whaaat omg.

okay my real review is that this book is like, so insanely well-paced. there's SO much going on but it never felt like too much, and it kept me hooked the whole way. i also liked that there's bits and pieces of clues so the reader can figure a few things out for themselves, it's so satisfying when a reveal happens and you got there at the same time! really loved nell and felix and basically everyone except [redacted]. and i'm definitely gonna be thinking about this one for A While

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katisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews on this book, and a lot of people pointing out plot holes. But, taking the book at face value, I really really enjoyed this story! There were quite a few gasps, I guess who Wally was almost immediately, but still had a lot of surprises waiting for me. Definitely an interesting mystery, with a tiny bit of creepy, but overall my type of murder mystery.

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