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norageissler's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
helena14's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mikaelaw's review against another edition
3.0
Very very into the first half, was less into the gore in the second half.
ebonyramsdale's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like I’m reliving my childhood (the faraway tree)
sophiesticatedselections's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
3.5
NOT what I expected lol AT ALL. The worldbuilding was strong but the prose was weak (if I had to read one more line of “Oh,” said Nancy 🙄). I had been excited about this one and had hoped to like it more. I probably won’t continue on with the series ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
arf88's review against another edition
2.0
A very easy and short ya fantasy read. An interesting idea, with shallow characters and motivations and simple, if overwritten, prose. The sort of popcorn book you can shut your brain off for while on the beach. For that reason, I'll likely pick up more in the series, but the book itself annoyed me in several parts.
There's this weird "progressive" sexism in this book, along with a twee and pretentious writing style, that has me thinking the author probably spent a lot of time on tumblr.
There was also a lot of sinister undertones that I'm not entirely sure were supposed to be there. If the target demographic was slightly different, I would be assuming this was all intentional with some sort of payoff in the future books. But knowing how shallow the morality of YA is currently required to be so as to avoid the wrath of twitter, I'm thinking we're supposed to take it all at face value.
There's this weird "progressive" sexism in this book, along with a twee and pretentious writing style, that has me thinking the author probably spent a lot of time on tumblr.
There was also a lot of sinister undertones that I'm not entirely sure were supposed to be there.
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A school that lies to parents about the health of their children (not even telling them if they've died!), and insists they can never understand, and a happy ending that has a girl standing still eating nothing but juice for all eternity.candizluv4books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
oatylime's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Starts slow but when it picks up it goes.
A spooky sad mysterious fairy tale allegory of queerness. Felt like it could’ve been more fleshed out, but not bad for what it is.
A spooky sad mysterious fairy tale allegory of queerness. Felt like it could’ve been more fleshed out, but not bad for what it is.
sem1995's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0