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Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

eatreadgamerepeat's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

3.0

First I just want to say that this might have gotten a slightly higher rating if I had read this closer to the main duology specifically because there are stories in this that are set during the duology that I feel like I would've enjoyed more if I had just read the main trilogy. 

That being said this was a really nice collection, I liked the set up and as always with Sue Lynn Tan books its just beautifully written, I also really liked the illustrations throughout the book. 

I definitely enjoyed the prequel stories the most out of the bunch, unfortunately, as I said before, I couldn't enjoy the middle stories that much simply because I had no idea exactly where in the story we were - and while yes it was beautifully written it felt like it didn't add much outside of it being from another characters POV. I also really liked the epilogue it was really nice to read. 

hello_neko's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.75

hayleyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was a beautiful addition to the duology. I loved revisiting these characters. It was like a warm hug. The illustrations were beautiful too. 

_annika__'s review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.75

lindle983's review

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medium-paced

3.75

bananja's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

alice_booksnooks's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

chelseabelle3's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

florasin's review against another edition

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3.0

Cute little collection of one shot stories. It's a nice compliment to the duology. Definitely better to have red those first. 

emjhenry's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0