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sydneygilchrist's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
lajoiearchives's review
5.0
I like the plot, characters and message of the story. I also like how all the stories in between come together in the end.
raemo's review
2.0
Finished simply because I had to see where the heck the author was going with it. But whoa what a random ride that was.
shimauchiha's review
4.0
This book is about:
- A spiteful magical mountain.
- The human drive for survival.
- Monsters and in-between things.
- Stories. (that we tell ourselves and others.)
- A magical, natural, apocalypse.
- Grief.
This book is also:
-Slow to get going.
-A little repetitive at times.
-Very weird.
Sometimes you just want a weird book. A book that makes its own rules. A book that feels grown out of the wild seeds in an author's brain, rather than being carefully planned out.
This is that book.
- A spiteful magical mountain.
- The human drive for survival.
- Monsters and in-between things.
- Stories. (that we tell ourselves and others.)
- A magical, natural, apocalypse.
- Grief.
This book is also:
-Slow to get going.
-A little repetitive at times.
-Very weird.
Sometimes you just want a weird book. A book that makes its own rules. A book that feels grown out of the wild seeds in an author's brain, rather than being carefully planned out.
This is that book.
mahaila's review
2.0
I love books that incorporate fairytales, but was too disappointed by the community action in this book
jenniferdinsmore's review
5.0
This book kept surprising me, and drew me completely into its world. Plus, her invented fairytales, sprinkled throughout, were a true delight.
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My reread wasn't as enjoyable, as it was much darker than I remembered, but it could have been my headspace. I still loved the fairytales!
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My reread wasn't as enjoyable, as it was much darker than I remembered, but it could have been my headspace. I still loved the fairytales!
everlaerian's review
1.0
The premise of the book was very promising. I was drawn with its strong beginning but slowly lost interest the more I progressed. It just sounded too dramatic and the story doesn't not seem to move forward, instead just spirals around for 100 pages.
I found nothing likable in any of the characters.
Also, maybe someone can tell me but the centaurs have lived for a very long time? If they never left that mountains... where is it situated? For some odd reason, the story is settled in North America for me. But centaurs come from a Greek background. This is legit something I want to know and cannot let go.
I found nothing likable in any of the characters.
Also, maybe someone can tell me but the centaurs have lived for a very long time? If they never left that mountains... where is it situated? For some odd reason, the story is settled in North America for me. But centaurs come from a Greek background. This is legit something I want to know and cannot let go.
rhonda_c's review
4.0
Dark dystopian fable. Beautifully written, if not a tad repetitive in spots. Overall, I really enjoyed this story.