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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

ericaw212's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

it’s been a long time since i’ve been so into a book that i have to cover the pages so i don’t read ahead. expected a boring predictable book, was very wrong

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amullally's review

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adventurous challenging hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

4.75/5 - I really loved this book! It was a little thrilling, a little treasure hunting, and some magical realism. And about a very specific area that you never think about. It was easy to get through. The only thing is I wish the villain’s storyline made more sense because it felt fairly forced. 

kaybibliophile13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

valeriedittrich's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

it would be one star but the cover alone deserves a whole star. this was so disappointing and i would argue a rip off of paper towns but worse. and paper towns is not even that good. 

leiko_55's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

kitkathw871's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

It's enjoyable! I see what people mean about the plot holes and the execution of the story is reflective of a less experienced author, but I loved the magical mystery that the author bright to life. The complicated but familial love that the characters have and the way that the details of the relationships unfurl is captivating. This is a fun book and you should give it a try. 

sgs's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

I actually liked the plot of this, but the writing was so bad, I couldn’t enjoy it. 

qkat's review against another edition

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2.0

Did not like the writing style of this book. All the characters were unlikable. It's sad because I was really looking forward to this book.

mtzbookworm64's review against another edition

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5.0

Detective story meets Harry Potter Marauders Map with college friends involved. You never know your friends that well till you have to live and work with them for the summer. LOVED the story!

rashmitha_books's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0