Reviews

Root Magic by Eden Royce

larrie_berrie's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

xoxo_jess's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

gvanos24's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

anitralee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

2kerrymehome's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Loved the magic! The red fox was my favorite part. I also love the lessons of compassion and intention in the magic. I also loved how action-packed the ending was. 

What would have bothered me as a kid (and therefore does as an adult) is the sesame-street-ification of all dialogue with adults. Adults in this story are perfect, flawless teachers of lessons. Every conversation with grown ups comes with a serving of "loving your brother" or "having pride in yourself" or "not running from anything" and those are good messages, but I wanted some normal conversation.

So glad this book exists! Loved learning about root work.

vbrightcml's review

adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

spetty88's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

4.0

blooms1996's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

kryskrossed's review against another edition

5.0

This book was everything in a book I could’ve asked for. I truly enjoyed it.

hannahellen's review

2.0

Very slow and kind of dull throughout, but I did enjoy the insight into Gullah-Geechee culture, rootwork, and African-American folklore. Might have enjoyed this more if I was in the target age group.