The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

4.13 AVERAGE

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dana_reads_books's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional sad fast-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: No

papelcaracol's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

franschulman9's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-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: Yes

hannahelizabaker's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kylieisreading's review against another edition

1.0
Dnf
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smileitsfree's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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
Pros 
·         The beginning 
·         Not preachy 
Cons 
·         Purple prose 
·         The ending 

The way climate change was presented felt authentic and never once did I feel like there was an agenda or thrown in ideology. The characters felt so grounded in their circumstances allowing for an intimate and often heartbreaking take on how this sort of dystopia could look like. The use of time and how the story unfolds was so well done, I just don’t know if I could get on board with that ending. For me if felt too neat and the “magic” was not explored in any meaningful way other than a character trait. Each section felt like its own wonderful story, and I very much enjoyed watching Wanda grow up. 
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erinkilmer's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

aepheros's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective sad 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: No
Overall I would say the book is about climate change and the two ends of the nihilistic spectrum on how we approach it. 
A little if a slow start, I find I appreciate the beginning of the book a lot more by the time I’ve reached the end and how all the themes come together in its message.  

tonegroan's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

curtisjc3's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous reflective tense medium-paced