The Guardian of Surfaces by Bothayna Al-Essa

4.05 AVERAGE

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omgeenatalie's review against another edition

2.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jes312's review against another edition

4.75
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

slaverton's review against another edition

3.0
When the world is this abysmal, getting used to it is the worst thing that can happen to you.

lili8532's review against another edition

4.25
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

devinabhalla's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark 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: No
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krtfkurnick's review against another edition

4.25
challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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clarke11235's review against another edition

4.0
challenging emotional reflective sad 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: No
I have mixed feelings about this book. It initially felt a bit trite and non-original. This certainly isn’t the only book about a dystopian future with over the top government control. Part of me wanted to feel like this was just another retelling of that familiar story. But depressingly, it feels more relevant today than ever. Somehow book banning is surging, and this is still an important story to tell.

leslie_r_k's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

estar22's review against another edition

4.5
challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amyrblack's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated