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iffer's review against another edition
3.0
I love the world-building and magic system in this book, and it is well-written (good prose that isn't stilted with the excuse of it being a children's book), but, for whatever reason, it didn't hold my attention as well as I anticipated that an adventure book would. The characters are appealing, though I would've enjoyed more development and less possibly romantic tension between Sophia and Theo.
archercm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
4.75
The worldbuilding in this book was phenomenal and unlike anything I'd read before! The concept of the maps and how the main character felt time was so interesting to me, as well as the idea of time periods being broken into physical places to visit. It was a very fun read and I loved getting to know the characters as I found them a very fun take on nobody is all bad or all good. I felt there was a lot of development throughout and after it picks up it's great!
gkepps's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
megalarza's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
lazygal's review against another edition
4.0
Such an original world! In some ways, it reminded me of The Rithmatist with the nearly-our-world setting and the imaginative use the author makes of something we take rather for granted, in this case, maps.
The quest/trek we (via Sophia and Theo) undertake, first to find Uncle Shadrack, then to Varessa and the carta mayor follows the usual route: danger to be avoided, seemingly untrustworthy people being "good guys" and "good guys" who really aren't, etc.. But again, there's enough that's slightly different that will appeal to readers who are tired of the contests and dystopias. I'm not sure I understood the different map types, but the idea of a water map just sounds so cool.
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The quest/trek we (via Sophia and Theo) undertake, first to find Uncle Shadrack, then to Varessa and the carta mayor follows the usual route: danger to be avoided, seemingly untrustworthy people being "good guys" and "good guys" who really aren't, etc.. But again, there's enough that's slightly different that will appeal to readers who are tired of the contests and dystopias. I'm not sure I understood the different map types, but the idea of a water map just sounds so cool.
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sexiilikeacow's review against another edition
4.0
Hope the next one comes out soon, this book was great. The world alone is phenomenal, the characters even better!