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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I loved this book. The writing was masterful and the descriptions beautiful. I got lost in the story telling and really felt all the magic come alive. The characters fell a little flat, aside from Agnieszka, and I was surprised some people called this book a romance because it really wasn’t. The book did drag on a little with the never ending descriptions, but I quite liked that about it.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel bad, putting "Read".
I didn't. I should say; I'm a finisher; I very very very rarely don't complete a book or film, no matter how pants I'm finding it.
Maybe I'm just getting older, maybe time is more precious now. But I gave up on this. About a third of the way through. Going nowhere fast. Vacuous "heroine", off the peg characters and laborious unnecessary words giving a density to the book it didn't need or deserve.
Life is far too short.
I didn't. I should say; I'm a finisher; I very very very rarely don't complete a book or film, no matter how pants I'm finding it.
Maybe I'm just getting older, maybe time is more precious now. But I gave up on this. About a third of the way through. Going nowhere fast. Vacuous "heroine", off the peg characters and laborious unnecessary words giving a density to the book it didn't need or deserve.
Life is far too short.
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5 stars! i really loved the story but felt like there was a lot of potential that could've been executed even better. that final chapter was probably my favourite part of the entire novel though
Goodness, I just loved this. It felt so comfortable to read, like sinking into this already familiar world. It didn't feel like it would be a complex story but it surprised me, unfurling with each page, until it spilled out all shining and bright. It felt like an adult version of a Robin McKinley book, with elements of Diana Wynne Jones (particularly Howl). And even though parts were dark, the book doesn't feel dark. It feels wonderfully hopeful, like walking out of shadow into sun. Reading it made me feel almost childlike, with that same sense of wonder and joy when you fall into a new world. I was so happy to be there and so happy to enjoy the journey.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
Rating just the audio - my full rating of the book is on the paperback edition.
I was looking forward to listening to this one, thinking it would give it some spark, as some audiobooks do, but I found the narration a little stilted and not overly engaging.
At first I thought it was just getting used to the accent, but I think it's more than that.
This is also the first audiobook where the narrator didn't even attempt to do "voices" for the characters, and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I do think that bad voices can detract from a story, but good voices can help you get a little more lost in the story.
I still enjoyed it, overall, but it felt very long in audio form...
I know even when reading it had some pacing issues, but in audio, even bumping it up to 1.2x speed, it felt very long.
I was looking forward to listening to this one, thinking it would give it some spark, as some audiobooks do, but I found the narration a little stilted and not overly engaging.
At first I thought it was just getting used to the accent, but I think it's more than that.
This is also the first audiobook where the narrator didn't even attempt to do "voices" for the characters, and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I do think that bad voices can detract from a story, but good voices can help you get a little more lost in the story.
I still enjoyed it, overall, but it felt very long in audio form...
I know even when reading it had some pacing issues, but in audio, even bumping it up to 1.2x speed, it felt very long.