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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

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jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

I liked how original this felt. The idea of a special species of human/humanoids that live off of books or human minds was fantastic. I loved how the world was developed and the idea that humans and book esters could not breed. I was more interested in the world than the plot

giannab377's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Devon will do anything to save her son, even if it means facing both of their monstrous personas.

This book was quite gripping and action packed. The characters were gritty and unapologetically imperfect. I appreciated it as a stark metaphor for patriarchy and what breaking a patriarchal society would entail.

Quite enjoyable!

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ataraxiatrove's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Ok this book was way better than I expected it to be. The plot, the characters…wow. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first chapter and some plot twists really hit me! I was so fascinated by Devon’s strength, by her willpower. The story really was great, the way it related to fairytales and compared everything. I am so astonished, I really really liked it!!

danielle2121's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This was, whilst not the book and plot I thought it would be, very interesting. It’s a great concept and definitely unique and original, I think maybe it’s just not a genre or style of book I tend to read and enjoy, because I don’t believe it’s a bad book at all. Just not for me.
I couldn’t really get invested in the characters and their relationships and I didn’t feel much for them when certain events happened, but again, I didn’t dislike any of them or how they were written.
I did, however, find the lore and the book/mind eaters and their story and history as creatures, actually really fascinating.
Also shout out to there being a whole chapter set in Brighton, my home town!

megank27's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A pretty good story, one that I think is very unique to anything else I’ve read. I found it hard to keep up with the amount of characters and converging storylines at times but everything was tied up neatly at the end.