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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
17-year-old Agnieszka is taken by the Dragon—the kingdom’s most powerful and necessary wizard—as a price for his protection against the darkest forces imaginable. She's torn from everything she loves: village, family, and friends. Inside the Dragon's mysterious tower, she finds more power than she ever could have imagined. In a rich fantasy world with wild sorcery inspired by the legendary Baba Jaga, an ancient evil has been spreading over every living being's chance for happiness, but Agnieszka's decided to start fighting back.
Even hours after reaching the last word of the last page, Agnieszka, the Dragon, and their twisted but beautiful world stayed with me. Agnieszka represents the ideal strong female character because she’s not just made strong as a token; she’s breathing it, living it, and exemplifies this trait in everything she does. This girl is the heroine that you worry so much about, you cry your eyes out onto the pages. You go girl. 100%; 5 out of 5; would get with the Dragon.
I’d recommend Uprooted to everyone, but especially to lovers of fantasy fiction and powerful female protagonists. -- Amy O.
Even hours after reaching the last word of the last page, Agnieszka, the Dragon, and their twisted but beautiful world stayed with me. Agnieszka represents the ideal strong female character because she’s not just made strong as a token; she’s breathing it, living it, and exemplifies this trait in everything she does. This girl is the heroine that you worry so much about, you cry your eyes out onto the pages. You go girl. 100%; 5 out of 5; would get with the Dragon.
I’d recommend Uprooted to everyone, but especially to lovers of fantasy fiction and powerful female protagonists. -- Amy O.
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I think I went into reading this book with waaay to high expectations. Not only because of the amazing reviews but also because Brandon Sanderson talked about it in one of his lectures and he’s my favourite author so I was like yeh this shit must be good.
And it is. I really, really liked it and my god, is the setting and world building fantastic. But it was still somehow missing something. Like when you’re making curry and it looks good, it tastes good, but there’s just some spice missing and you can’t put your finger on it.
I think for all the dread the wood should inspire I didn’t feel much of it. Maybe it was because of the writing. I found it a bit rocky and hard to follow during the action scenes (but I’m not a native speaker so maybe that’s on me). And even tough the story was told from Agnieszka’s point of view, it almost felt too…clean, and at no time I found myself scared, or gripping the book at the edges, afraid for the character’s safety.
I think I was also missing an overarching goal throughout the book. Because it was never clear whether or not the wood could even be defeated, it sort of meandered around in the middle (like the main character’s magic - so I suppose it fits after all). And for it being a book about the wood, it spend a very good chunk away from it.
Also, the whole “immortal wizard and his way-too-young apprentice fall in love despite him being an insufferable ass”-trope is getting a bit old. That being said I’m absolute trash for it, BUT STILL.
[edit: After thinking about it a lot and noticing more stuff that bugged me, I'm lowering the score. Won't do anything to the star rating, however.]
3.8 ✩✩✩✩ and I'd recommend it but ya know..lower your expectations. I still liked it but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would.
And it is. I really, really liked it and my god, is the setting and world building fantastic. But it was still somehow missing something. Like when you’re making curry and it looks good, it tastes good, but there’s just some spice missing and you can’t put your finger on it.
I think for all the dread the wood should inspire I didn’t feel much of it. Maybe it was because of the writing. I found it a bit rocky and hard to follow during the action scenes (but I’m not a native speaker so maybe that’s on me). And even tough the story was told from Agnieszka’s point of view, it almost felt too…clean, and at no time I found myself scared, or gripping the book at the edges, afraid for the character’s safety.
I think I was also missing an overarching goal throughout the book. Because it was never clear whether or not the wood could even be defeated, it sort of meandered around in the middle (like the main character’s magic - so I suppose it fits after all). And for it being a book about the wood, it spend a very good chunk away from it.
Also, the whole “immortal wizard and his way-too-young apprentice fall in love despite him being an insufferable ass”-trope is getting a bit old. That being said I’m absolute trash for it, BUT STILL.
[edit: After thinking about it a lot and noticing more stuff that bugged me, I'm lowering the score. Won't do anything to the star rating, however.]
3.8 ✩✩✩✩ and I'd recommend it but ya know..lower your expectations. I still liked it but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would.
I had high hopes for this and I liked the atmosphere of the woods but that's it...
No character arcs. I didnt have emotional investment in any of them. The man that they call the Dragon doesn't shapeshift into a dragon!? The romance fell flat and had no chemistry. Overall the book was too long, a lot could have been omitted. The ending was unsatisfying too.
No character arcs. I didnt have emotional investment in any of them. The man that they call the Dragon doesn't shapeshift into a dragon!? The romance fell flat and had no chemistry. Overall the book was too long, a lot could have been omitted. The ending was unsatisfying too.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm a bit confused by the ending of this book. The writing was great and so the story but I felt let down towards the end. I was expecting something more that never came and instead left me longing and disappointed...
could've done without the sex scenes don't feel like they added much but I liked the type of magic in this and the writing style
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No