Reviews - The Phoenix Pencil Company

566 reviews for:

The Phoenix Pencil Company

Allison King

3.77 AVERAGE

kdbare's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

longliv's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

jaymarg90's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

riprapknits's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

Frankly, I was bored. I was a third of the way through the book and felt like King was still setting up the story. I like the characters, but needed a conflict.

derrilyn's review against another edition

4.25

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

2.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ashleyjean6's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An odd book... The main character Monica drove me nuts (she's young and insecure, but it was overdone). The historical parts that focus on the grandmother were really interesting. I learned a lot. And the last few chapters did a lot to pull things together and redeem Monica. Definitely genre bending as historical fiction meets fantasy.