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musaho's review against another edition
4.0
This was a refreshing read for me, especially as I have been craving some good fairytale-esque stories as of late.
I thought this was a cleaver play on the "down the rabbit hole" trope, if we can call it that. The quirky cast of characters paired with the references to other parallel universes as well as McGuire's superb writing really hit the spot for me. I especially appreciated that this book was super short, it makes me more motivated to move on with the rest of the series.
I get the hype.
I thought this was a cleaver play on the "down the rabbit hole" trope, if we can call it that. The quirky cast of characters paired with the references to other parallel universes as well as McGuire's superb writing really hit the spot for me. I especially appreciated that this book was super short, it makes me more motivated to move on with the rest of the series.
I get the hype.
lucyisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
3.75
hanz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment
simonmh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Quite enjoyed this! The premise of kids sometimes seeing doors that take them into other worlds is very fun—kind of a multiverse of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
I wasn’t expecting it to turn into a murder mystery, but it was a fun ride and doesn’t overstay its welcome.
I wasn’t expecting it to turn into a murder mystery, but it was a fun ride and doesn’t overstay its welcome.
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.
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.