Reviews

Across the Great Barrier by Patricia C. Wrede

heidinay's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The same critiques still hold for this book, and I'll add that it's frustrating that they have to kill so many creatures all the time. I do think this book has maybe the best balance of the 3 between the day-to-day and the expedition and the personal development, but I read them all back to back so it's tough to say. 

applegnreads's review

4.0

This series in some ways is more about exploring a setting and characters and magic than it is about a storyline. It's fun to read still but in some ways, I'd be hard-pressed to tell you what the story progression was.

gmamartha's review

3.0

Imagine North America's wild west in a magical world...
These characters somehow strike me - I like them.

mrsbrharris's review

3.0

I liked this one better than the first one.

sallyavena's review

4.0

Think Harry Potter meets the Wild West with a little of Little House on the Prairie thrown in. It was a captivating read. My only problem was that it was vaguely based on USA geography and history, but changed enough that it was at times a little confusing. I didn't realize it was the 2nd book in a series and I felt that I understood it without having read the 1st, but I'll probably go back and read the first one too.

kangokaren's review

5.0

I just love P. Wrede's writing style. She's one of those great story-tellers where it doesn't matter what the content is, the story is engaging.

inkfire's review

5.0

I really like the expansion of the world in this one, and the continuing development of the main character - from understanding that she is not evil and moving on to understanding that she is not inherently bad at magic, she's just never practiced properly.

fiatlux78's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

jesslynh's review against another edition

I loved this one almost as much as the previous book in the series. I didn't find the lack of Native Americans insulting as I've some--since Wrede added diversity in the book. As a black woman who reads Fantasy, I find that the general lack of diversity in the genre is sad.

The absence of Native Americans (so far) fits with the story and worldbuilding.

xjinxedx's review

3.0

I was obsessed with the first book in this series but as we opened up to the next chapter in the series, I quickly lost interest.