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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
My best friend kept telling me to read this because it has been sitting unread on my shelf for years and she knew I would enjoy it. And she was right, of course. I've loved everything Schwab has written and this is not the exception. This was such a lovely little horrible fairytale that captured the essence of traditional fairytales so well. If you enjoy spooky little tales, this is absolutely for you.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
What I liked:
The writing really pulled you into the world. I loved the way Olivia's mutism worked for the characterisation and storytelling. Places as characters was also done really well. I liked the concept of the gouls.
What I didn't like:
This book did kind of lose me for a bit in the second half and I'm not sure why. The diary entries did at some point become overly repetitive.
Rating (out of 5):
⭐️⭐️⭐️
The writing really pulled you into the world. I loved the way Olivia's mutism worked for the characterisation and storytelling. Places as characters was also done really well. I liked the concept of the gouls.
What I didn't like:
This book did kind of lose me for a bit in the second half and I'm not sure why. The diary entries did at some point become overly repetitive.
Rating (out of 5):
⭐️⭐️⭐️
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thought this was very sweet and tense and straightforward without being boring. Had a great pace. Read in like 2 days during the holiday weekend when I had time between pool and ocean. Dirtied up my friend’s copy unfortunately so I hope she still loves me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not for me, and I found the audiobook lacking
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
For my first real kind of dipping in the toes of the horror genre I thought that it was good. Not too scary, but definitely kept you on the edge of your seat a little bit.