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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
GAHH THE WRITING. truly so enthralling and captivating. there were so many lines where i was just so THERE. the POVs were insane in a good way. the style gets a 10/10 for me genuinely so so so good.
the vibe of the book was spectacular. i LOVED poppet widget and bailey— definitely my favorite plot-line (which i don’t think was supposed to be the case but whoops). celia and marco were cute but it took over half the book to get anywhere with them. once they did i feel like it was kind of insta lovey— but honestly not the worst ever. i was fine with it. i never really had strong feelings towards them besides like “awhhh.”
also, the ending felt weird to me and i wish we got to see certain things revisited or tied up, but honestly this book wasn’t really about that for me, so i can forgive that.
** 4.25 stars
the vibe of the book was spectacular. i LOVED poppet widget and bailey— definitely my favorite plot-line (which i don’t think was supposed to be the case but whoops). celia and marco were cute but it took over half the book to get anywhere with them. once they did i feel like it was kind of insta lovey— but honestly not the worst ever. i was fine with it. i never really had strong feelings towards them besides like “awhhh.”
also, the ending felt weird to me and i wish we got to see certain things revisited or tied up, but honestly this book wasn’t really about that for me, so i can forgive that.
** 4.25 stars
Predictable ending, characters were flat...the circus itself had more personality than several of the main characters.
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
I didn't like this very much. It was too much description and the plot was confusing and the ending was unsatisfying. It's my wife's favorite though so eh
adventurous
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
This is chaotic but dreamy. I still don't know if I fully understand the story but it's unique and interesting.
mysterious
slow-paced
The first two thirds of the book is so boring and chaotic with too many unnecessary details that aren't as beautiful as I expected, compared to the fact that it's about a magical circus the elements are super flat and uninteresting in my opinion and the characters aren't very lovable so I was struggling so much with this long book.
The last third of the book is sort of better and we see a plot twist and characters somewhat break the stereotype but it's still underwhelming, and the timing with the years and memories are also tangled up and easy to mix up and confuse you as you read and trust me when I say this I'm so sad it's only two stars that I have a plan on rereading it in the future with fresh eyes.
Still I had far more expectations from this book, I absolutely despised the lack of color and events and how bland it is compared to other books in the fantasy genre but maybe I'm just spoilled by asian fantasy and now these "normie books" bore me out of my skull.
The last third of the book is sort of better and we see a plot twist and characters somewhat break the stereotype but it's still underwhelming, and the timing with the years and memories are also tangled up and easy to mix up and confuse you as you read and trust me when I say this I'm so sad it's only two stars that I have a plan on rereading it in the future with fresh eyes.
Still I had far more expectations from this book, I absolutely despised the lack of color and events and how bland it is compared to other books in the fantasy genre but maybe I'm just spoilled by asian fantasy and now these "normie books" bore me out of my skull.
Really REALLY enjoyed this book. I used to give 5 stars too easily, and while this book was great it wasn't amaze-balls great so it is a solid 4 to 4.5.