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pepper_mind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
kaitrates's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
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.
Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
SA is attempted and brief.doahdancer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I love romance books and read this on a recommendation for a fairy tale style fantasy with romance, but I would say the lack of focus on the romance left it underdeveloped and made the age gap feel shallow and about relieving stress through a one night stand rather than them forming a connection that transcended their ages.
I also didn't love the ending, it felt a little cliche and the story was very Grimm tales up until that point, I wish the ending was darker and more twisted.
Overall, the fairy tale aspect of this book was well done and I love the Scholomance series by this author, so definitely try it anyway if you like romantic relationships being downplayed. It's a well written book.
Moderate: Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Violence
em_w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
On basically everything else I give it a 1, this book has so much promise but nothing is really developed! Like am I the only one who was hoping Agnieszka was somehow gonna be Baba Yaga with that little hint about her messing with them? No? Ok š Like, the romance is sidelined by the main story of the evil forest but we donāt really go into WHY until theyāre legit killing it, like I would have loved more instances of the forest being evil (esp when Sarkan is expecting the forest to retaliate! I would have liked more physical retaliation than the subterfuge in the capitol). Like I saw Sarkan/Agnieszka coming a mile away but damn they do not really set it up at all like you could zone out and *BAM* theyāre kissing!
The first half of the book was interesting but almost as soon as Agnieszka gets to the tower is all goes down hill. A shame really, this book could have been great :(
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Bullying
aidareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Death
strixy16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
The magic system was a little wishy-washy to me and I felt like I was just along for the ride as things progressed. There wasnāt a ton of motivations for moving from place to place and I really never figured out what was going to happen next, but not in a good way.
The second half also felt like it dragged to me. The ending redeemed it a bit though.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
samanthafrati's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual assault
dcdc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Rape
camiclarkbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Itās clear Nokik is a talented writer, her descriptions are lovely and evocative. However, I was uncomfortable with the attempted sexual assault near the beginning of the book and couldnāt really move past that since it was unnecessary to the plot.
Her characters were well written but were boring and took their sweet time to do anything.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and War
beanaroni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual assault