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icelacs's review against another edition
1.0
Someday maybe I'll get back to this. But for now I have to lay it down on my second-chance shelf and move on. The writing and characterization was just too off for me. Too much affectation and overwhelming reassurance upon reassurance that the protagonist was pure of heart that it just got on my nerves.
Maybe it's just my gut reaction and if I get back to this a year or so for now I may think differently. Let's certainly hope so.
Maybe it's just my gut reaction and if I get back to this a year or so for now I may think differently. Let's certainly hope so.
leviroma's review against another edition
3.0
i wish keturah and death's dynamic was explored more and they had more scenes
lbarsk's review
4.0
*banging pots and pans while riding your ceiling fan* YEP DEFINITELY! YES! INDEED! HOO BUDDY! MOST CERTAINLY! HERE WE ARE!
nanlikesbooks14's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written. Very haunting and strongly reminiscent of many of my favorite myths and fairytales. But I have mixed feelings about that ending. It seems inevitable, and yet, depending on how you interpret it, I'm almost a little disappointed.
Still, I found the book both pleasantly familiar and unique.
Still, I found the book both pleasantly familiar and unique.
robbynjreeve's review against another edition
MARTINE LEAVITT/FANTASY
Keturah follows a hart into the forest one day, becoming hopelessly lost. There she remains until the brink of death, and then she meets him. Lord Death. Winning him over with her storytelling skills, Keturah is able to persuade Lord Death to grant her another day and if she finds love then she will be free to go on living her life, otherwise she must return to him. Leavitt's novel combines fantasy and romance in a new way, that keeps you reading until the end, determined to discover what is to become of Keturah and how her story will end.
Keturah follows a hart into the forest one day, becoming hopelessly lost. There she remains until the brink of death, and then she meets him. Lord Death. Winning him over with her storytelling skills, Keturah is able to persuade Lord Death to grant her another day and if she finds love then she will be free to go on living her life, otherwise she must return to him. Leavitt's novel combines fantasy and romance in a new way, that keeps you reading until the end, determined to discover what is to become of Keturah and how her story will end.
wonder_jenn's review against another edition
3.0
It was going to be a 4 stars until the ending that was too underwhelming.
The characters were interesting. Keturah knows what she wants and will do everything to get it. She loves her people deeply. Her best friends, Gretta and Beatrice, are great. They are loyal and supportive. I loved Gretta the most.
Like I said, the ending was underwhelming... Keturah's decision didn't make sense. <spoiler I never felt her love or her attraction for Lord Death. I can see why Lord Death would love a smart, good and brave mind but the opposite didn't work.
It was nice, easy tale. Almost cozy.
The characters were interesting. Keturah knows what she wants and will do everything to get it. She loves her people deeply. Her best friends, Gretta and Beatrice, are great. They are loyal and supportive. I loved Gretta the most.
Like I said, the ending was underwhelming... Keturah's decision didn't make sense. <spoiler I never felt her love or her attraction for Lord Death. I can see why Lord Death would love a smart, good and brave mind but the opposite didn't work.
It was nice, easy tale. Almost cozy.
betharanova's review against another edition
4.0
Younger than I expected for this sort of thing, but still good! A quick, satisfying read, just what it says on the tin. Fairy tale bargains, romance, Death is hot. Death's hotness is in fact keeping the rating up beyond my two complaints, which were: we spent way too much time on the wrong man and also pies, and Keturah could be a painful POV character at times. Still worth it for that prose and mmmm tension.
starfire_rhexia's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
destobie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
xaqrii's review against another edition
4.0
MARTINE LEAVITT/FANTASY REQUIREMENT
Keturah and Lord Death is about young Keturah who becomes lost in the woods and encounters Lord Death. Using her story-telling skills, she escapes dying for one day unless she can find her true love. As she searches for love, and tries to protect her village from the plague, Keturah continually talks Death out of taking her. The reader, and Keturah, soon realize that Death loves Keturah, and that she has seen him all her life. After turning down a proposal from the village's young lord, Keturah goes to Death willingly, becaues she realizes that she loves him and always has. The book is predictable but the writing is simple and beautiful. The moral of loving death for what it is proves to be a really intersting and valuable lesson for readers. This would be a great book for more observant readers. To really get the message of the book, the reader really has to look closely. The closer the reader is willing to read, the more the book opens up and the reader realizes how beautiful and profound the thext actually is.
Keturah and Lord Death is about young Keturah who becomes lost in the woods and encounters Lord Death. Using her story-telling skills, she escapes dying for one day unless she can find her true love. As she searches for love, and tries to protect her village from the plague, Keturah continually talks Death out of taking her. The reader, and Keturah, soon realize that Death loves Keturah, and that she has seen him all her life. After turning down a proposal from the village's young lord, Keturah goes to Death willingly, becaues she realizes that she loves him and always has. The book is predictable but the writing is simple and beautiful. The moral of loving death for what it is proves to be a really intersting and valuable lesson for readers. This would be a great book for more observant readers. To really get the message of the book, the reader really has to look closely. The closer the reader is willing to read, the more the book opens up and the reader realizes how beautiful and profound the thext actually is.