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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
A fun listen and nice palette cleanser! Loved the characters and atmosphere. Just a nice cozy read :)
hopeful
lighthearted
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
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
So glad that Hoopla recommended this book to me!
I've heard so much about this book and was just waiting for the right time to read it. I almost forgot about it on my TBR until it showed up in my audiobook recommendations.
Linus Baker works as a case worker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He takes his job very seriously and has the best case reports. Because of that, Extremely Upper Management trusts him enough to send him on a very special, top secret case involving Marsyas Island Orphanage.
There he meets a group of misfit children, cast away to the island because they were too feared and dangerous.
I loved this book. I would classify it as a cozy read. It is set on an island with the main point of the story including self-improvement and found family. The caretaker, Arthur, is amazing with the kids and has a different approach with each one, bolstering their self-worth and independence. Arthur gives them all a sense of purpose. Even Lucy, the literal antichrist, sees the good in people and is constantly choosing not to end the entire world.
This book had great character development, world building, and dialogue. I thought the author did a fantastic job writing real characters with strengths, flaws, emotions, and personality. I will be adding the rest of the series to my TBR.
I've heard so much about this book and was just waiting for the right time to read it. I almost forgot about it on my TBR until it showed up in my audiobook recommendations.
Linus Baker works as a case worker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He takes his job very seriously and has the best case reports. Because of that, Extremely Upper Management trusts him enough to send him on a very special, top secret case involving Marsyas Island Orphanage.
There he meets a group of misfit children, cast away to the island because they were too feared and dangerous.
I loved this book. I would classify it as a cozy read. It is set on an island with the main point of the story including self-improvement and found family. The caretaker, Arthur, is amazing with the kids and has a different approach with each one, bolstering their self-worth and independence. Arthur gives them all a sense of purpose. Even Lucy, the literal antichrist, sees the good in people and is constantly choosing not to end the entire world.
This book had great character development, world building, and dialogue. I thought the author did a fantastic job writing real characters with strengths, flaws, emotions, and personality. I will be adding the rest of the series to my TBR.
Es una novela de fantasía muy tierna y dulce, casi para niños. La historia es original y deja una gran enseñanza, punto positivo es que maneja el tema de la inclusión muy bien y sin ser forzado. Los niños de la historia son unos personajes entrañables.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I am not liking this book, I have read 40% of it l, not sure if I will finish it.
Update: I did finish it. This books was recommended to me by like 3 people in my book club so I said ok I will try. I find the story too tedious and long, it is full of these moral messages like oh we are different but that doesn't mean we are evil in almost every page, I thought it was too much. I guess the main message it is about kindness but I read that the author got the inspiration for the book while reading about orphanages where indigenous kids were put in Canada and I felt quite uneasy about it, like kindness is not enough, what about justice?
Update: I did finish it. This books was recommended to me by like 3 people in my book club so I said ok I will try. I find the story too tedious and long, it is full of these moral messages like oh we are different but that doesn't mean we are evil in almost every page, I thought it was too much. I guess the main message it is about kindness but I read that the author got the inspiration for the book while reading about orphanages where indigenous kids were put in Canada and I felt quite uneasy about it, like kindness is not enough, what about justice?
Enjoyable enough to pass the time, after one chapter I was fairly convinced it was X-Men fanfic. Pretty basic though, lots of wish fulfillment, far too little world-building (tell me more about the fascism!), and, from reading reviews about the Sixties Scoop, a bit problematic in its inspirations. If you like happy endings and easily-resolved conflicts, it's fine as a light read.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated