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laurenbaggy's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Bullying
littlelifeofbooks's review
3.0
This book is when you look at a steaming bowl of borscht for the first time. It looks questionable but actually is decently yummy and comforting!
biblioleah's review against another edition
this was painfully repetitive. and not in the way children’s books can be, but more so repeating the same information on nearly every page as if the reader has no capability for remembering or thinking??? incredibly dull too for a concept that sounded so interesting!
inaa_'s review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
albycarnaby's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
christiana's review
2.0
You know that email forward about how a person complained about the cross they had to bear and Jesus was like "cool, set it down in this room and pick a different one" and all the other ones were huge except one so they were like "I WANT THAT ONE" and Jesus was like "yeah, ok, but that's the cross you came in with"? This is a retelling of that story but with Baba Yaga.
darumachan's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The writing seemed underdeveloped, especially when it came to pacing and timing of how information about the characters was introduced. In particular, the dissatisfaction that the MC was feeling was full blown from the start, but just kept getting repeated so that it made her come across as bratty and selfish, when more texture and variety of her internal world would have made her much more sympathetic. I also thought the house had a surprisingly small role for a book that made its title about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Grief