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rkfmiller's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, War, Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
siglerbooknook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Where to begin? This book is as close to a unique story as I've ever read. It's hard to describe because it feels quite original.
The underlying tones are definitely Beauty and the Beast but in very much its own way.
Our heroine, Nieshka is instantly loveable for her clumsy, messy, confident self. I've never read a hero quit like her and it was very enjoyable.
Her sunshine to the Dragon's grumpy was delightful.
Perhaps one of my favorite things about this book was the themes of friendship and individuality seen side by side without being pitted against each other. Nieshka and her best friend Kasia have a beautiful friendship that acknowledges their flaws but never stops them from loving each other. We see hints of real human jealousy, grief, annoyance, and love in both girls even though their personalities couldn't be more different. I don't know if I've ever seen such a wholesome and believable friendship in literature before.
I enjoyed the story over all, though for a while the plot did get terribly confusing and difficult to follow. Once we were given answers they were mostly satisfying.
While I will never completely enjoy the "undefeatable villain" trope, the reasoning behind this one was at least understandable.
Even the ending was quite unique. I enjoyed the less-than-perfect end. I think everything neatly wrapped in a bow would have betrayed the overall feel of the story.
Over all I definitely liked Uprooted, and am likely to read it again.
The underlying tones are definitely Beauty and the Beast but in very much its own way.
Our heroine, Nieshka is instantly loveable for her clumsy, messy, confident self. I've never read a hero quit like her and it was very enjoyable.
Her sunshine to the Dragon's grumpy was delightful.
Perhaps one of my favorite things about this book was the themes of friendship and individuality seen side by side without being pitted against each other. Nieshka and her best friend Kasia have a beautiful friendship that acknowledges their flaws but never stops them from loving each other. We see hints of real human jealousy, grief, annoyance, and love in both girls even though their personalities couldn't be more different. I don't know if I've ever seen such a wholesome and believable friendship in literature before.
I enjoyed the story over all, though for a while the plot did get terribly confusing and difficult to follow. Once we were given answers they were mostly satisfying.
While I will never completely enjoy the "undefeatable villain" trope, the reasoning behind this one was at least understandable.
Even the ending was quite unique. I enjoyed the less-than-perfect end. I think everything neatly wrapped in a bow would have betrayed the overall feel of the story.
Over all I definitely liked Uprooted, and am likely to read it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Confinement
Minor: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and War
eleanora's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent
ashleysills's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I'm so glad I finally got a chance to read this one!
If you enjoy dark fairytales, beautiful prose, and being immersed in new fantasy worlds, I think you'll enjoy this one.
Agnieszka is unexpectedly chosen to be taken by the Dragon, an event that happens in her valley every ten years. The villagers go along with it because the Dragon protects them from the evil Wood, but no one really knows what happens to the girls he takes, besides the fact that when they come out, they always leave the valley.
I feel like I didn't have a very good idea of what this book would be about when I started it; the blurb on the back only covers the first couple chapters. I was intrigued from the start, though, and the depth of the story just built and built from there until I was making all kinds of connections I and couldn't put the book down! I'm willing to bet you'll feel a little breathless by the end, caught up in everything that's happening and thoroughly satisfied by the ending, like I was.
The characters: I loved Agnieszka and Kasia's friendship, and I loved Agnieszka and the Dragon's "rivalry" and his grumpy to her sunshine :)
Like a fairytale, this book was full of rich themes, like the fact that misery and fear can be poisonous, and hate creates monstrosities and can topple societies. I like deep themes, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️
A note about the pace: this book isn't fast-paced like a YA fantasy. The story takes its time, the writing style is rich and prose-heavy, and it reads like a fairytale. I thought it was so beautiful, but I tend to enjoy beautiful language. It took me a lot longer to read this one than most books, but in my opinion it was definitely worth it.
Uprooted was just about everything I could ask for in a fantasy novel. I highly recommend it to lovers of deep, rich fantasy and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
If you enjoy dark fairytales, beautiful prose, and being immersed in new fantasy worlds, I think you'll enjoy this one.
Agnieszka is unexpectedly chosen to be taken by the Dragon, an event that happens in her valley every ten years. The villagers go along with it because the Dragon protects them from the evil Wood, but no one really knows what happens to the girls he takes, besides the fact that when they come out, they always leave the valley.
I feel like I didn't have a very good idea of what this book would be about when I started it; the blurb on the back only covers the first couple chapters. I was intrigued from the start, though, and the depth of the story just built and built from there until I was making all kinds of connections I and couldn't put the book down! I'm willing to bet you'll feel a little breathless by the end, caught up in everything that's happening and thoroughly satisfied by the ending, like I was.
The characters: I loved Agnieszka and Kasia's friendship, and I loved Agnieszka and the Dragon's "rivalry" and his grumpy to her sunshine :)
Like a fairytale, this book was full of rich themes, like the fact that misery and fear can be poisonous, and hate creates monstrosities and can topple societies. I like deep themes, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️
A note about the pace: this book isn't fast-paced like a YA fantasy. The story takes its time, the writing style is rich and prose-heavy, and it reads like a fairytale. I thought it was so beautiful, but I tend to enjoy beautiful language. It took me a lot longer to read this one than most books, but in my opinion it was definitely worth it.
Uprooted was just about everything I could ask for in a fantasy novel. I highly recommend it to lovers of deep, rich fantasy and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
🌶️ not much romance throughout, but there are 2 open door scenes, easily skippable. Skip pages 158-159 and 353-355julesadventurezone's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Blood, Animal death, Medical content, Body horror, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Child death, Rape, Slavery, and Colonisation
alliecat1915's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Body horror, Animal death, and Mental illness
the_bees_books's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
If you like creepy forests, grumpy wizards, and female characters who are just a general hot mess, then you should totally read this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
cloudbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A girl from a small village is whisked away by a dragon. When it turns out she's a witch and she can perhaps turn the tide in the ancient war against the cursed woods that constantly seek to devour, things change. When her best friend is taken by the woods, she's suddenly no longer just a village girl with a small gift for magic.
This was such a good read! I really loved the setting of the story. A sentient wood as the villain? Yes please!
The bad:
There wasn't much bad in this book. The other wizards the main character meets are all annoying and that never changes. I also disliked the sudden angry sex scene. The weird romance going on between Agnieszka and the Dragon seemed unnecessary. Agnieszka as a main character feels a little flat too but at this point I'm sure it's the format of the narrator that makes it so. First person narration almost always somehow causes me to feel like the main character is flat.
The good:
There's so much good but I mostly enjoyed the woods. We've heard about dark woods and evil woods and it's always just an invisible enemy just acting through plants. This one has a story behind it and it acts with purpose other than accidental kills.
I also loved Agnieszka and Kasia's friendship. The way platonic relationships matter as much as romantic ones, if not more, really eased my dislike for the odd romantic relationship going on too.
Overall, this book is so good. It's a book I'll definitely pick up again!
This was such a good read! I really loved the setting of the story. A sentient wood as the villain? Yes please!
The bad:
There wasn't much bad in this book. The other wizards the main character meets are all annoying and that never changes. I also disliked the sudden angry sex scene. The weird romance going on between Agnieszka and the Dragon seemed unnecessary. Agnieszka as a main character feels a little flat too but at this point I'm sure it's the format of the narrator that makes it so. First person narration almost always somehow causes me to feel like the main character is flat.
The good:
There's so much good but I mostly enjoyed the woods. We've heard about dark woods and evil woods and it's always just an invisible enemy just acting through plants. This one has a story behind it and it acts with purpose other than accidental kills.
I also loved Agnieszka and Kasia's friendship. The way platonic relationships matter as much as romantic ones, if not more, really eased my dislike for the odd romantic relationship going on too.
Overall, this book is so good. It's a book I'll definitely pick up again!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War
reisrambles's review against another edition
2.25
An interesting idea ruined by SA that isn’t properly addressed and uncomfortably told in first person perspective. I wanted to love this book. I was pleased that some things were addressed like the messiness, but that still doesn’t explain her using the dress she is wearing to clean sick off the floor. Or why she finds a note left by a former resident in chapter one and doesn’t think to look for others. It was a struggle to watch her, hard to like the wizard, and most characters you meet are thoroughly unlikable.
I have so many thoughts that I’m just not even sure how to explain. None of the reviews I’d read back when I bought this book several years ago had trigger warnings or I’d probably never had bought or read this.
Also my brain still is trying to figure out what her laughter spilling into his mouth making stutters of kisses would look like. But it’s kind of cursed sounding.
I have so many thoughts that I’m just not even sure how to explain. None of the reviews I’d read back when I bought this book several years ago had trigger warnings or I’d probably never had bought or read this.
Also my brain still is trying to figure out what her laughter spilling into his mouth making stutters of kisses would look like. But it’s kind of cursed sounding.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Sexual harassment
pupbeat's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Sexual assault, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content