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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
Holy fever dream. I did not enjoy this and honestly should have DNF'd it. While I understand the author was trying to give some environmental purpose and power to the people messaging, it was too unrealistic for something that wasn't set up as a fantasy. I think if this had been approached as a fantasy maybe I wouldn't have hated it as much as I did, but since it isnt I didn't expect cartoonish bad guys and other weird things I wont spoil for those who want to read this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There are a few good quotes, good message, took a while to fet there. Liked The Midnight Library better.
medium-paced
“We sometimes need to smash the thing to see how it is made.”
Almost didn’t finish this one. Way too woo woo for my tastes and felt preachy without enough genuine emotion behind it.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I won this book in a giveaway. I was super pumped, I loved Midnight Library and some of his other books. After fighting with the publishers and goodreads for about 3 months, I finally got my free giveaway copy, 2 months after I was supposed to receive it.
Now for the actual book. This is about an old lady who touches some alien grass and it gives her super powers. I’m not kidding, that’s the premise. This book also has fun things like math and deforestation (?). The villain is so wild! Why would they care so much about something so frivolous?!
In short, this is a boring old math teacher placed into a fantastical situation and forced to face her grief all in the most boring ways possible.
I assume Matt Haig’s editors must’ve let him half too much freedom because there was a lot of repetition. It could’ve been maybe half the length.
This was such a let down.
Now for the actual book. This is about an old lady who touches some alien grass and it gives her super powers. I’m not kidding, that’s the premise. This book also has fun things like math and deforestation (?). The villain is so wild! Why would they care so much about something so frivolous?!
In short, this is a boring old math teacher placed into a fantastical situation and forced to face her grief all in the most boring ways possible.
I assume Matt Haig’s editors must’ve let him half too much freedom because there was a lot of repetition. It could’ve been maybe half the length.
This was such a let down.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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