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adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Stardust was just a little predictable and didn't feel as full of events as I know it was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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:
No
I was honestly surprised with how much I actually enjoyed this book. The movie based off this book is one of my absolute favorites so I was excited to finally read the book because they are always better. I was shocked to see just how much they are different. This story is wonderfully written and isn’t slow at all. I will say I was a tad unhappy with the ending. for one thing it felt incredibly rushed. I didn’t like how Tristran just accepted his mother as his mother with no questioning or emotion, given his father did tell him who his real mother was but it still felt played down. Secondly while I was happy that the romance stayed true as it does In the film, it felt too played down. There was no real build up in the middle that led up to them getting together so it felt just meh. overall it was a very good read. I’m not usually much of a fantasy reader but this one wasn’t too difficult to get through.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such an amazing book. The way Gaiman weaves together stories and prophecies with lightning precision is so much fun to witness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Writing: 4.5⭐️/5
The writing quality is smooth and proficient. I don’t have too much to complain about here, as it’s solidly written.
Characters: 4⭐️/5
The characters are well-rounded and honestly quite loveable. At a few moments, the characters seem flatter than they need to and only the main characters really grow throughout the course of the novel. However, this doesn’t get in the way of enjoying the story and each character seems uniquely and lovingly created.
Plot: 4.5⭐️/5
I love the overall story, especially how it inverts common tropes and is unafraid of going boldly against what the reader might expect. I particularly enjoyed how the heroes ended up dealing with the antagonist, mostly because it wasn’t really what I was expecting. I do think that the plot was wrapped up a little too much at the end, but perhaps that’s my enjoyment of the movie’s ending getting in the way of the book’s ending.
Post-Reading Rating: 4.5⭐️/5
Slight bitter tasted post-reading simply because I had such different expectations of how exactly it was going to end. I also lost interest in the book a few times while reading, so it was a bit of a harder start than I was expecting as well.
Final Rating: 4.5⭐️/5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury