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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
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
It's so impressive to take the basic "special magical child" structure of a young adult novel, and make every single character a huge asshole. Great book!
August 14, 2021
4/5 stars
September 9, 2018
4.25/5 stars
4/5 stars
September 9, 2018
4.25/5 stars
This is definitely a book that I would have loved in 4th or 5th grade. Now, reading this an adult, I wasn't incredibly impressed with the quality of the writing. That being said, this was still an interesting and engaging read.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
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
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I used to love Bartimaeus growing up and I'm happy to come back to these stories now. He really is the biggest brat, haha
This was a hard book to get into... the plot and story are lacking but Bartimaeus is just so charming a character I couldn't help but enjoy myself while listening to the audiobook. Sometimes I felt the Nathaniel chapters were redundant but I can understand why they were included (he got less annoying overtime). I also found the women characters very one note (mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Lutchins you deserved so much more personality than supportive woman in Nathaniels life) The world building is cool also and I can't wait to learn more about how the governement operates and especially what's going on with the resistance...