Scan barcode
thepinkladylazarus'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Torture, War, Violence, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Grief
readingduckling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I know the book is connected to the movie pan's Labyrinth but I can't compare it to one another, because I can't watch horror movies. But the book is also amazing as a standalone.
It's the story of a young girl in Spain douring the 2. World war. She and her extremely pregnant mother move in with her mother's new husband. Who is a very sadistic person, he isnt interested in his new wife, let alone her daughter, he is just interested in the baby she is growing. His child.
The girl, Ofelia, is learning in the beginning of the book, that she is the princess of the underworld, who went missing many many years ago.
Now she has to complete 3 challenges to come back.
The book is incredibly well written. And filled with literary pictures, real pictures, emotions and so much more. I was a little bit sad about how much time I needed to read this book, would have preferred to just read it in one sitting it was certainly interesting enough to do that. But the book was also in parts triggering, so I needed breaks to process it.
But I really loved this book and the messages especially the anti fashist one. It's so important to keep in mind how bad right wing politics are.
The book is brilliantly written all characters who are ment to be likable are very likable and the villans in the story are not.
It's definitely a book I will some day reread.
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: War
lish_e'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? Yes
3.0
It did a good job at combining the fantasy elements and the war that was going on around Ofelia. The illustrations were also really beautiful.
Overall, it was a solid read.
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Medical content, and War
winterteufel'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and War
mari_library'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: War
Minor: Child abuse and Medical content