Reviews with content warning for War - Uprooted

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kalmia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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barbora_j's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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ratnipulated's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

This was an incredibly fun read. I had an amazing time.

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wildflower_magic's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This book was so intriguing. It had twists and mysteries that I did not predict. I loved the characters and the second half of the book had me on the edge of my seat.

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cocopuff3438's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Something like a grim fairytale meets howl’s moving castle

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valegbecerra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

1.0

A hard read. Good environment but no character development, slow and boring prose, underwhelming friendship arc, a magic system conveniently designed to make the protagonist win every battle without having to give structure to the book and a weird pedophile 0 chemistry love story with a 150 man with nothing but audacity and a bad attitude.

The writing was bizarre, the name of the protagonist must have been said every 3 words.

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kaitrates's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

There's something about the way Naomi Novik writes tension that just gets me. 🥵

Uprooted is spooky, atmospheric, tension-filled fairytale involving a creepy sentient wood, a mysterious lord (and wizard) called The Dragon, and a heroine who was never supposed to be picked.

The less you know going in, the more fun this one is IMO.

The battle scenes had my heart pounding, the romantic subplot was paced and executed to perfection (in other words: i was giggling and fanning myself and kicking my feeties in delight), the writing was immersive AF, and I never knew what was coming 'round the bend.

The weakest part of the book is after a location change. Novik's settings always feel so real but when she changes them (*coughGoldenEnclavescough*), it never feels like it actually serves the story. Add in a dose of court politics and this section dragged. Thankfully, its quite short.

I devoured this one and couldn't put it down. It felt like the very pages were imbued with magic luring me in and urging me on until the end.

One note about the content warnings: there is an attempted SA but it is brief and not completed.

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