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Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

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rambles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I adored this mix of Polish Folklore, Beauty and the Beast, and Howl's Moving Castle. It has the perfect found family vibes. My only complaint is how fast everything happens in universe time. All that happened in

four months. That's a wild four months.

Loved the narrator for the audiobook too.

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kendal_reads's review against another edition

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i never wanted to pick it up and it was interesting in theory but whenever i was reading i just wanted to do anything else

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mirimira's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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readbyjaimes's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the story it was honestly a really enjoyable read. I really loved the Howl's Moving Castle vibes. But, I found myself never really connecting with the characters. I don't know if this was a book-slump situation or if it was the writing style that made me feel so distant from the characters.

Hateddddd the ending.

If it's not a happy ending, I don't want to read it.

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kaneebli's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

why can't books like this ever just have a goddamn happy ending. why's it always gotta be so bittersweet.

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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I had high hopes for this book. I think this lived up to my hopes. I liked the worldbuilding and the lore and the magic systems. I liked the relationship between Liska and The Leszy.

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chrisb913's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book had a lot of potential but for me fell kind of flat. I did enjoy the general spooky vibes and the House Under the Rowan Tree and Jaga were probably my favorite characters of the story. Sadly the story felt like it started in the middle of a story and did very little work to develop the two main character. It also felt like it heavily relied on the reader knowing the story of Beauty and the Beast, to the point that it felt like part of the plot was missing. All in all, it wasn't terrible but more just middle of the road.

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