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princessrobotiv's review against another edition
4.0
Quick, cute, and infinitely more focused than [b:The Queen of Nothing|26032912|The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)|Holly Black|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553624975l/26032912._SX50_.jpg|45959205], which is hilarious considering this is a collection of loosely-related short stories that jump around in time.
Black's representation of Cardan is certainly much softer than it was in previous novels, including the last, which some readers might find out of character. I'm one of them, honestly, but I wasn't an enormous Cardan fan to begin with, so the change left me largely ambivalent even as I recognized it. The only time it truly bothered me was during the last chapters, when Cardan is in the mortal realm, as I felt his personality veered too dramatically into cutesy.
Overall, though, the tone was consistent and appropriate to the storytelling theme of the book. I enjoyed seeing more of Cardan's backstory with Locke and Nicasia, as well as those rare flashes of early Jude-obsession that were sprinkled so deliciously throughout. Wish there had been a little more, but then again, I'm greedy.
The art was far-and-away the biggest selling point of this collection. Loved it, no complaints. Wish more authors would take the hint of Black and Bardugo and commission artists (or pay fanartists) to provide high-quality renderings of their characters. We as readers eat that shit up.
Black's representation of Cardan is certainly much softer than it was in previous novels, including the last, which some readers might find out of character. I'm one of them, honestly, but I wasn't an enormous Cardan fan to begin with, so the change left me largely ambivalent even as I recognized it. The only time it truly bothered me was during the last chapters, when Cardan is in the mortal realm, as I felt his personality veered too dramatically into cutesy.
Overall, though, the tone was consistent and appropriate to the storytelling theme of the book. I enjoyed seeing more of Cardan's backstory with Locke and Nicasia, as well as those rare flashes of early Jude-obsession that were sprinkled so deliciously throughout. Wish there had been a little more, but then again, I'm greedy.
The art was far-and-away the biggest selling point of this collection. Loved it, no complaints. Wish more authors would take the hint of Black and Bardugo and commission artists (or pay fanartists) to provide high-quality renderings of their characters. We as readers eat that shit up.
brittrichardsofficial's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This was such a cute novella! I loved getting a story from Cardan’s POV. It gave a nice insight into who he is, and I loved that the Troll kept coming back and that he did get to play the hero. I’d love another novella like this someday.
niamh248's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
ezell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-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
3.75
marleeliz's review against another edition
3.0
Cute novella but seemed inconsequential to the main plot line of the books. my favorite part was a single line at the very end.
bearbooks12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
choolia's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mayvish's review against another edition
3.0
This was cute. Nothing particularly special about it but very short and sweet and very fun to be in Cardan’s POV. I particularly liked understanding how he came to be who he is and how he came to notice Jude. The illustrations were beautiful also.