Reviews - The Phoenix Keeper

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The Phoenix Keeper

S.A. MacLean

3.95 AVERAGE

babyfacedoldsoul's review against another edition

I found the writing style had too many adjectives for me personally.

yoonter's review against another edition

2.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

im not quite sure how to describe my feelings on this book. it's got everything i should enjoy: fantastic beasts, zookeeping, and lgbtqa+ themes.

however, i was completely underwhelmed by it all. mostly due to the main character, aila.
while im a person who has anxiety, has been medicated for it in the past, i could understand her to a point. but holy shit was this girl annoying. i don't think ive been this annoyed by a main character in years.

yes, she got better somewhere in the middle of the book but the way she was a horrible friend to tanya, kept a grudge against someone for years over something so insignificant i could only laugh.

though i really loved the bits about animal husbandry! all in all, quite disappointing and i couldnt wait for the book to be over so i could be done with it.

leeballard's review against another edition

5.0

this was the perfect cozy pick-me-up i needed. a girl and her precious mystical birds and a subplot of rivals to lovers sapphic romance with a crazy ploy in the final act? sign me up

cayleeguy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-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

tinasparkle's review against another edition

3.25

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautifully written, but the ending was just really obvious from the start. I still enjoyed the read though, it was light, humorous, emotional in places

alexmont's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous inspiring lighthearted 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

coleene16's review against another edition

4.25

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a cozy and delightful fantasy. A book-brilliant young zookeeper trying to make a difference in the advocacy and rescue of endangered magical creatures while fighting her almost debilitating anxiety when forced into social interactions. They're shy, sparky, bumbling, but brave. Best friend is a powerhouse. Animals are beautiful, quirky, and loveable. Throw in a lil hate to love action, a questionable vanilla "romance," and thievery, and you've got an enjoyable page turning read. The villain of the story was fairly obvious, and yes, not a whole lot of action until the end, but like it was mentioned in the acknowledgments, this a "hug of a book."