Reviews

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

totooo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mollymoe's review

adventurous inspiring relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

pigeonsallthewayd0wn's review

2.0

she really made me read the boring ass plot for a good final 50 pages.

megpancoast's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

alewo27's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

I want to give this 5 stars for how it touched my heart (ripped it out, more accurately!) but for 2 reasons, I can't.

1. I did have a little trouble getting into this through the middle. It lagged for me a bit.

2. What in the actual hell was that ending?! Or should I say lack there of!!!

This book is a modern replacement for The Giver, one of my favorite books of all time. There are many similarities in themes. Even the ending is unbelievably similar in it's open-endedness.

I read this on audiobook and highly recommend it. The narrator is a Spanish speaker and made the story come alive. Also, maybe don't read this book in public if you don't want strangers to see you sobbing. 

industryplant's review against another edition

My library rental ran out and honestly I am not a sci-fi fan. 

maggieanderson's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

raynearchv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

chadinguist's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

strawberrie_jam's review

4.0

Really good. I wish we we actually got to see them living on Sagan and how the First civilisation was faring... but overall it's a really solid book and I appreciated it.