Reviews

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

josephine12897's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

alicebme's review

2.0

I really enjoyed this book until Charlotte entered the picture. Anita and the portal to other dimensions put me off completely. It’s kinda jarring how late the sci-fi elements enter and consume the story.

jenny_hedberg's review against another edition

3.0

Good but slightly unsatisfactory. From a certain point in the story, we follow the protagonist Jane down five alternative storylines which vary wildly from each other. The fact that I liked the first one the best and then decreasingly liked the following storylines tells me either that this format wasn’t for me or that it wasn’t Cashore’s finest work. I wonder if the different storylines can be read in another order.

brendalovesbooks's review

I don't mind quirky/weird writing, but this is just not working for me at all. I'm not interested or intruiged in the slightest, and reading it feels like a major chore. I'm quitting this one.

blue_moth23's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

annemijnvk's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Een ambitieus boek met wat absurde wendingen. Maar daardoor juist extra knap dat het goed geschreven en te volgen was. Ik had nog wel wat verdieping willen hebben van bepaalde personages of relaties, maar snap ook dat dat door de structuur van het boek misschien te ingewikkeld was geworden.

haleyshort's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this read so much!! It was creative and fun and mysterious and silly in the way that I remember books being as a child - very From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler, Magic Treehouse, Chasing Vermeer. I don’t remember those plots specifically but the general feeling of self discovery amidst the whimsy made me very nostalgic and happy. 

amsaduke's review

3.75

What a weird and quirky but intriguing book. 

brianne_k's review

4.0

*4/5*

well, that certainly was the weirdest book I have ever read.
I didn't know what to expect going in to it, all I knew was that Kristin Cashore had a new book coming out! I loved Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue..

this book is based like a chose your own adventure, but you follow all 5 of the adventures.. and it was interesting, seeing all the different possibilities.

shareen17's review

2.0

I thought I was going to like this, as I generally like this author's characters and writing, but I really didn't like the concept. The story keeps going back to a critical decision in the story and rewriting the story based on if a different decision were made, each outcome stranger and more convoluted than the last.