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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
I like the descriptive language of this book, and the mystery of the first half, but the characters felt flat at times and I became bored with the plot during the second half of the book.
“Sometimes we can have a say in the way we fall apart.”
This was so much darker than I was expecting! With heavy themes of grief, loss, and how difficult it can be to be the only one who remembers a loved one who is gone. The first half to two-thirds of the book were emotionally raw, that by the time the secret identities were revealed you felt utterly fatigued. While this did have a happy ending, it felt lukewarm after such a powerful opening.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen and review.
This was so much darker than I was expecting! With heavy themes of grief, loss, and how difficult it can be to be the only one who remembers a loved one who is gone. The first half to two-thirds of the book were emotionally raw, that by the time the secret identities were revealed you felt utterly fatigued. While this did have a happy ending, it felt lukewarm after such a powerful opening.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen and review.
Thanks NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this arc
2/5 stars
Dnf at 35%. This had such potential to be good and interesting, but it was trying WAY too hard. Our main character and her sisters have powers, but they felt forced and too epic. And I LOVE the fox friends. That's all I loved about this lol.
2/5 stars
Dnf at 35%. This had such potential to be good and interesting, but it was trying WAY too hard. Our main character and her sisters have powers, but they felt forced and too epic. And I LOVE the fox friends. That's all I loved about this lol.
3.5 stars. The first half or part of this book was really good. It was twisted and weird and I loved it. The second half though was really different and read to me like the sort of thing teens usually write in their first attempts at writing fantasy - wish fulfillment type of stuff, you know, where you suddenly get your memories back and you're a super magical awesome hero/ine from a magical universe blah blah. Even the attitude of some of the characters and how they spoke to each other, very very teen-ish - and sure this might be a YA novel, but that doesn't mean it needs to read so... cliched. It was a bit disappointing to find in this book that had such an unusual and twisted start. Also it has much less forest in it than I was wanting. The final confrontation had a good bit of darkness to it though so that was good.
This book was hard to rate because i felt it had so much potential. And it did get there, but kinda just in time for the book to end. I see what other people are saying about the writing - and it did bother me too; too many metaphors and similes - but i didn’t consider the writing purple. Although probably by definition it was. It was just tooooo much description. But it started gettting a lot better a chapter before Part 2 so i was glad i stuck with it. I look forward to the author’s next book because i think it will be much more cohesive.
Got over halfway through and still was bored. Like things were happening but it was still kinda meh
A wonderfully dreamy and magical fairytale. The writing style is so beautiful and whimsically poetic. I really enjoy writing like this that is almost as much about the words and how they make you feel, as it is about the actual plot of the story.
I found the concept really interesting, like a traditional fairy tale twisted into something new. And the different pieces of the story are woven together so well that it held my attention all the way through.
I found the concept really interesting, like a traditional fairy tale twisted into something new. And the different pieces of the story are woven together so well that it held my attention all the way through.
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
