Reviews

Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston

trullicity's review against another edition

There’s nothing wrong with it I just wasn’t that interested 

m_pines_pnw's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.5

halcyon_rising's review against another edition

4.0

Ashley Poston is een nieuwe auteur voor mij, vermits het enige andere boek dat ik van haar gelezen heb, The Seven Year Slip is. Dat boek heb ik in één trek uitgelezen en 5 sterren gegeven, dus ik stond natuurlijk te popelen om nog een boek van haar te lezen. Mijn oog viel op Tussen de Beesten en de Wilde Rozen, een soort sprookjesverhaal van kastelen, magie, verboden wouden, oude goden, vervloekte mensen en mythische steden.

Het boek is bedoeld voor een jonger publiek, en dat is wel te zien aan de schrijfstijl. Soms lukt dat niet meer voor mij, maar in deze novel was het in orde. Het verhaal zelf was misschien niet zo speciaal, er zijn niet echt verrassende wendingen aanwezig die je niet had zien aankomen, maar ik vond de leeservaring nog altijd fijn. Het fysieke boek aan de buitenkant is ook prachtig.

Ik zou het zeker aanbevelen om het boek op te nemen als je van Ashley Poston haar boeken geniet, en als je AD nog wel ziet zitten om te lezen.

Veel leesgenot!

lua_pires's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.25

tymarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

2.5

2.5
this could have been great but it is not

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

2.0

DNF

now this one I am very disappointed about. I've had this on my TBR for a long time and was very excited to read it. There were defiantly parts the made me laugh but overall, there were parts that made me uncomfortable. which is why I forced myself to stop reading this beautiful cover book. I love Ashley Poston in what she did with Heart of Iron and I was super excited to read this book as well as her other books she has released. Sadly this one did not go over well for me. I loved the characters ( especially Fox ) and the setting. but the type magic in the story is what made me unconformable. I also got pretty far in the book, which was surprising, considering how I felt about it since the sixth chapter. I deeply hope her other books will make up for me having to DNF this one.

brigsis's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.25

Mangled plot and one dimensional characters, I read this because I’d just finished one dark window and they have similar concepts, with wood curse and old wood spirits ruling infection over citizens as well as the concept of the forest “gives and takes”. Our main characters only personality trait is that she was formerly a nervous child, this is never really shown with descriptions and is really just stated over and over. The “twist” with the Fox was obvious from minute one, so it got annoying that the characters didn’t know what was going on when it was so obvious to the reader. Listened to this as an audiobook.

tell_them_stories's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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? No

3.0

vler's review against another edition

challenging inspiring lighthearted 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

bhopeu's review against another edition

adventurous

4.25