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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

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ataraxiatrove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Ok this book was way better than I expected it to be. The plot, the characters…wow. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first chapter and some plot twists really hit me! I was so fascinated by Devon’s strength, by her willpower. The story really was great, the way it related to fairytales and compared everything. I am so astonished, I really really liked it!!

danielle2121's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

This was, whilst not the book and plot I thought it would be, very interesting. It’s a great concept and definitely unique and original, I think maybe it’s just not a genre or style of book I tend to read and enjoy, because I don’t believe it’s a bad book at all. Just not for me.
I couldn’t really get invested in the characters and their relationships and I didn’t feel much for them when certain events happened, but again, I didn’t dislike any of them or how they were written.
I did, however, find the lore and the book/mind eaters and their story and history as creatures, actually really fascinating.
Also shout out to there being a whole chapter set in Brighton, my home town!

megank27's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A pretty good story, one that I think is very unique to anything else I’ve read. I found it hard to keep up with the amount of characters and converging storylines at times but everything was tied up neatly at the end.