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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting book, which takes a big detour from what King usually does. The characters are great and well written and the plots good too. I think the pacing is a bit all over the shop at times and it sometimes gets confused as to what it is too.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Did not care too much for the way it was written but it was ok.
adventurous
dark
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
4.5 but rounding up for nostalgia's sake! This was one of my favorite books as a kid. It's a solid middle grade/ya fantasy with a small amount of scariness (I wouldn't call it horror). The storytelling style, with the omniscient narrator, is similar to Princess Bride. I also got glimpses of other King novels in this, even though this is truly so different. Ugh...I just really love this book as much now as I did when I was 11!
A simple recipe that works - the greedy magician frames the eldest son of the king for regicide to manipulate the younger son as he wishes.
It's good. Not something I'd read again, but it's solid young adult.
It's good. Not something I'd read again, but it's solid young adult.
Het is gewoon heel moeilijk voor me om een fantasy boek te vinden die me echt aanspreekt 🥲
In dit geval sprak de schrijfstijl me gelijk al niet aan het verhaal inclusief illustraties voelden gedateerd aan.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had a really hard time getting into this book. Normally I love King’s books and I know that the beginnings can be tough to get through, but this just wasn’t keeping my interest. I might try to read it again when my mind isn’t as stressed and busy.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this book. It's felt like King has spent his whole life writing fairytales and fantasy, instead of the truth that this was just a wild hair he decided to pluck one year. It made me wish he had written a shelf-full of similar stories.