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willowshelter's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
unreliablebooknerd's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Fantastic ~
Sophia and Theo so cute
Sophia and Theo so cute
jenncarty's review against another edition
This isn't the world as you know it. It has been divided. After the Great Disruption, the world has been divided into different eras. Sophia lives in New Occident, a section of the world set in the 1800s. Her uncle, the brilliant Shadrack, is a famous cartologer. He leaves her a glass map and instructions to find an old friend. Sophia leaves the only world she has ever know and goes trekking across the different eras in search of a way to save her uncle. With the help of new friends, she gets into wild adventures. I was unable to put the book down once I started it. I would recommend for any upper elementary or middle school library. It has a little bit of everything.
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itabar's review against another edition
5.0
What a refreshingly original book! Fabulous world-building, likable characters. Wow!
And, even better, it has a satisfactory ending with almost all the plot points tied up neatly. Of course it ends with a dangling thread to tease us into reading the next book, but it's not annoying, just intriguing.
I suspect I may give it 5 stars if I re-read it. But it's due back to the library so I don't have time to do that.
And, even better, it has a satisfactory ending with almost all the plot points tied up neatly. Of course it ends with a dangling thread to tease us into reading the next book, but it's not annoying, just intriguing.
I suspect I may give it 5 stars if I re-read it. But it's due back to the library so I don't have time to do that.
foxandflowers's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Enjoyed the overall story, the end was particularly interesting.
It felt like a lot of the plot was forced rather than naturally flowing which made it read slowly at times. However, I can't complain about that too much since it is a book for younger readers. The main character was not particularly interesting to me.
Overall, I did enjoy this book and I will be continuing on with the series when future books are released. I think this would be a really great tv show ;)
Enjoyed the overall story, the end was particularly interesting.
It felt like a lot of the plot was forced rather than naturally flowing which made it read slowly at times. However, I can't complain about that too much since it is a book for younger readers. The main character was not particularly interesting to me.
Overall, I did enjoy this book and I will be continuing on with the series when future books are released. I think this would be a really great tv show ;)
leedigesu's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. I wanted to love it because I love maps! (Obsessed, is more accurate.)
But I struggled with the story in the beginning and it wasn't until I switched to the audio book (the narrator was fantastic!) that I really started enjoying it.
I do think the story started getting a little muddled and dragging on (which lowered my star rating for sure) but of course the twist ending hit me hard.
I REALLY hope we run into the pirates again!
But I struggled with the story in the beginning and it wasn't until I switched to the audio book (the narrator was fantastic!) that I really started enjoying it.
I do think the story started getting a little muddled and dragging on (which lowered my star rating for sure) but of course the twist ending hit me hard.
I REALLY hope we run into the pirates again!
its_cold_'s review against another edition
DNFing 80 pages in, unfortunately :/
idk if i just wasn’t in the right mood or what, but these first 80 pages were painfully boring. i really wanted to love this though, maybe someday i’ll come back to it.
idk if i just wasn’t in the right mood or what, but these first 80 pages were painfully boring. i really wanted to love this though, maybe someday i’ll come back to it.