260 reviews for:

Mina and the Undead

Amy McCaw

3.69 AVERAGE

mirah's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

chevreadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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The set up and premise of this had me excited to read.
I loved the setting, the retro influence and the pop culture references made me giggle and brought back some nostalgia.
The romance element was over the top at times but it's YA and they are teenagers and that's how teenagers fall for each other so in that context it was quite sweet.
Unfortunately it fell flat for me in several areas.
I love paranormal YA and YA horror but found the writing style and pacing felt like this was at the youngest sphere of YA which at times felt disjointed due to the subject matter.
Even though the story is a retro 90s throwback,it feels dated not sure if this is intentional but makes me wonder if today's Younger YA reader would connect with the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and UClan publishing for this e-arc.

magpi3's review against another edition

3.0

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1h19

beforeghosts's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jstrank's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-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: Complicated

infinitelibrary's review against another edition

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Characters felt really flat and the tone just felt... off? Shame as a great premise and setting but this felt very juvenile and characters and plot were just very wooden and stilted.

ellenannmary's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-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

naomi_et_'s review against another edition

2.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dandyxo's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bookboop's review

2.75

dark mysterious tense 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: Yes