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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Quite enjoyable
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Deeply imaginative and creepy cool fun that makes you believe anything is possible!
adventurous
Recieved as a free ARC. This is a highly imaginative story that is page turning and an exciting adventure. An original story and I can't wait for the next one.
I really wanted to love this because the concept is everything I enjoy. Magical world that mirrors our own filled with fantastical creatures of made from own imagination sounds fantastic and I think the potential was there but the execution just wasn’t what I expected from it. I never really connected with the characters and I wanted more world building. I can’t figure out if it the story needed to be longer or shorter because it felt like it dragged but at the same time I wanted more development.
3.5
This is definitely a novel intended for juvenile readers, and there were several points where I was reminded that I am not the target audience, but even so, it was a fun read and a solid middle-grade adventure story!
This is definitely a novel intended for juvenile readers, and there were several points where I was reminded that I am not the target audience, but even so, it was a fun read and a solid middle-grade adventure story!
4.5 out of 5
I was so impressed by this book. It was so well written, it takes you in the world, there's so much world building. A lot of the book gave me this impending doom feeling, like in Series of Unfortunate Events. Where I was scared, but had to keep reading to see how it ended. I'm definately reading the rest of this series. And I'm so excited to be reading a genre I adore with a black main character who just fits in with the story without the awkwardness. It's a breath of fresh air. I am so reading this rest of this series.
Warning tape: I mean, it is kind of scary. There's a little gore, I would say. Also, there's a passage where some of the fictional author's romance novel is read.
I was so impressed by this book. It was so well written, it takes you in the world, there's so much world building. A lot of the book gave me this impending doom feeling, like in Series of Unfortunate Events. Where I was scared, but had to keep reading to see how it ended. I'm definately reading the rest of this series. And I'm so excited to be reading a genre I adore with a black main character who just fits in with the story without the awkwardness. It's a breath of fresh air. I am so reading this rest of this series.
Warning tape: I mean, it is kind of scary. There's a little gore, I would say. Also, there's a passage where some of the fictional author's romance novel is read.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A rollicking adventure for middle grade readers in the same vein as Artemis Fowl or Amari and the Night Brothers. Who doesn't love a secret society trying to keep a paranormal world for merging with the "real" world? I'm a little disappointed that we don't learn more about this society or see much of their workings outside of the manor, but I'm sure it may be touched on in later books.
I did like the concept of Mirror Kingsport being this twisted, horror version of the real world, though it felt a little empty at times and didn't feel like its own populated realm.
While it starts off fairly spooky, this is more of an action/adventure tale with some creepiness rather than a full on horror. Would have been neat if it was allowed to go a bit darker, especially knowing the author's other middle grade works, but I think it works fine for what it is.
I did like the concept of Mirror Kingsport being this twisted, horror version of the real world, though it felt a little empty at times and didn't feel like its own populated realm.
While it starts off fairly spooky, this is more of an action/adventure tale with some creepiness rather than a full on horror. Would have been neat if it was allowed to go a bit darker, especially knowing the author's other middle grade works, but I think it works fine for what it is.