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intute's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
devynborba's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
capybarareader's review against another edition
4.0
A pesar de que me ha gustado mucho, creo que por el momento no voy a continuar con la saga porque me empecé a leer el segundo y no me gustó mucho.
aqeela's review against another edition
5.0
Easily a 5 star read.
From the insanely gorgeous artwork, to the writing style, to the characters and plot themselves, this book had me enchanted from beginning to end. Do I know of or have I ever heard the story of the Goose Girl? No. Do I now love it solely because of this book? Absolutely.
I can’t wait to read the next book and get more of my morally dubious girly Vanja, and will definitely check out the author’s other duology!
From the insanely gorgeous artwork, to the writing style, to the characters and plot themselves, this book had me enchanted from beginning to end. Do I know of or have I ever heard the story of the Goose Girl? No. Do I now love it solely because of this book? Absolutely.
I can’t wait to read the next book and get more of my morally dubious girly Vanja, and will definitely check out the author’s other duology!
julkahap's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
leanna_wisener's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
5.0
alaris's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I'm so glad I read this. I enjoyed the variation on the goose girl and the Russian references, plus the hefty doses of snark and humor and realistic reluctance teamwork turning into more... I loved this, I'm looking forward to having time for the next books and so glad there'll be a third.
Smart young main characters where it's actually shown they're smart and think things through (rather than "this teen is the smartest and best at everything and everyone can't help falling for her even when there's a wildly creepy age and experience gap of hundreds of years") has been rare in my admittedly limited experience of YA. This was refreshing. And I appreciated the low spice, throwing smut in wouldn't have fit the story/relationship development at all.
Smart young main characters where it's actually shown they're smart and think things through (rather than "this teen is the smartest and best at everything and everyone can't help falling for her even when there's a wildly creepy age and experience gap of hundreds of years") has been rare in my admittedly limited experience of YA. This was refreshing. And I appreciated the low spice, throwing smut in wouldn't have fit the story/relationship development at all.
zoev3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
3.75
kashstephanie's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
starlightxs's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0