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bananalynn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
thepetitepunk's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this! Admittedly, the beginning was a bit slow and I did have to use an audiobook along with the physical book to push me around. But after reading for a bit, things picked up and I really appreciated Ellie's character. The ending was also fantastic!
reader_2000's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? No
4.5
rereader33's review against another edition
3.0
August 2022 Anagram Reading Challenge
Prompt: Read a book that starts with the letter "E"
I really enjoyed this novel! I thought the lore was intriguing (despite there being a little too many different lores and legends sharing screentime), I really liked Ellie and Jay, and I loved how important stories were and how Little Badger incorporated them into her story.
If there was one flaw, it was definitely the mystery aspect. Its pretty hard to keep a reader engaged when we already know who the killer is, and while the lore surrounding the murder and murderer were interesting, the actually sleuthing certainly wasn't.
That being said, I did have fun with this novel and highly recommend it to others. A fun, mystical good time with endearing and likable characters.
Prompt: Read a book that starts with the letter "E"
I really enjoyed this novel! I thought the lore was intriguing (despite there being a little too many different lores and legends sharing screentime), I really liked Ellie and Jay, and I loved how important stories were and how Little Badger incorporated them into her story.
If there was one flaw, it was definitely the mystery aspect. Its pretty hard to keep a reader engaged when we already know who the killer is, and while the lore surrounding the murder and murderer were interesting, the actually sleuthing certainly wasn't.
That being said, I did have fun with this novel and highly recommend it to others. A fun, mystical good time with endearing and likable characters.
shiqingxuan34's review against another edition
2.0
I was really hoping to enjoy this book, but it ended up simply being very much not for me.
I was not a fan of the writing style (the characters read much younger than they actually were).
It involved interesting ideas and themes but the execution and writing is what killed it for me and it started to feel like a chore to finish ):
Perhaps if I reread it at a later date I might enjoy it more, just writing this review because I want to explain my low score ! I don't think it's an objectively bad book, just didn't gel with me personally.
I was not a fan of the writing style (the characters read much younger than they actually were).
It involved interesting ideas and themes but the execution and writing is what killed it for me and it started to feel like a chore to finish ):
Perhaps if I reread it at a later date I might enjoy it more, just writing this review because I want to explain my low score ! I don't think it's an objectively bad book, just didn't gel with me personally.
marissagoodell92's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
softcats's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lillieslibraryy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I LOVED this book. I'm so mad it took me this long to read it because it's full of all my favourite things. We got a murder mystery, an ace MC who can bring back ghosts of animals (ghost dog!!), vampires and a culture I don't know much about, but love learning more.
Elatose doesn't force a relationship between the MC and her friend, it just lets them exist and be besties!! The mystery of this was so fun to explore and to find out what was truly going on in this random Texan town.
This reminded me of The Raven Cycle for some reason and I'm so here for it. The only issue I have (if you can even call it that) is that I can never read this book for the first time again.
If you've had this on your TBR take this as your sign to read it!
Elatose doesn't force a relationship between the MC and her friend, it just lets them exist and be besties!! The mystery of this was so fun to explore and to find out what was truly going on in this random Texan town.
This reminded me of The Raven Cycle for some reason and I'm so here for it. The only issue I have (if you can even call it that) is that I can never read this book for the first time again.
If you've had this on your TBR take this as your sign to read it!
16cxndles's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0