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onewheeloneil's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Really loved this one. Might be my favorite in the series!
rebecka2023's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
I was a little upset at the beginning because this book took us away from most of the characters we know and even gave Will partial amnesia, so it took almost half the book for me to really get into it. The last quarter is when things really picked up.
janellejoy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.0
book_nerd_1's review against another edition
I think Will is a good, convincing mix of inexperienced boy and ancient wisdom.
I do not like dialogue where people don't use contractions. It makes them sound robotic.
This is a quote I liked a lot:
"You are like fanatics. Your masters, at any rate. Like the old crusaders-oh, like certain groups in every belief, though this is not a matter of religion, of course. At the center of the Light there is a cold white flame, just as at the center of the Dark there is a great black pit as bottomless as the universe."
I do not like dialogue where people don't use contractions. It makes them sound robotic.
This is a quote I liked a lot:
"You are like fanatics. Your masters, at any rate. Like the old crusaders-oh, like certain groups in every belief, though this is not a matter of religion, of course. At the center of the Light there is a cold white flame, just as at the center of the Dark there is a great black pit as bottomless as the universe."
betris's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
aroraback's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
bickie's review against another edition
This book includes some serious cruelty. I was surprised this book was a Newbery winner. I like the interweaving of Arthurian tales and other British-Isles mythology, but it got boring for me; I figured Will etc would be successful, and I stopped caring how it worked out.
alyshadeshae's review against another edition
5.0
So I learned about Welsh pronunciation and that King Arthur had an albino son... I was not ready at all for this book to end.