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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
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Fun dreamy book to get lost in.Similar recommendations if you enjoyed this book:
If the written word in tattoo and its power calls to you, also check out the Emaneska series by Ben Galley.
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I absolutely adore this book! It was such a pleasure to read, with wonderfully luscious prose and well written characters including the very relatable female protagonist. The book itself reads like a love letter to stories and the imagination, and contains the odd discrete nod to a work of fiction or two. It uses a couple of popular literary fiction devices very well - the idea of a book within a book and footnotes. While it covers some serious topics, they are handled with a perfect balance of pathos to humor. I now have to immediately buy everything else she’s written
Plot was dragging. Nothing was happening a fourth of the way in.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Yes, I nearly cried by the end; yes, this book was beautiful; yes, the protagonist was the star of this. And of course I loved this!
Alix took a portal fantasy and did a beautifully nuanced and fresh take upon it. This reads very much in the vein of Seanan McGuire's wayward children books. Perhaps a bit less fairy tale? But with the same teeth, a very similar message and similar themes. I highly highly recommend this. I also recommend you go pick up Seanan Mcguire's wayward children books while you're at it. I would really really love to see more in this universe, but the book ends with a very lovely little capstone that I don't think asks for more.
January is a lovely heroine And I really loved seeing her find her words and step into her own journey. I would love to see more of her, and I would absolutely kill to see a side story featuring Jane and her world. When you get to her you'll know why.
January is a lovely heroine And I really loved seeing her find her words and step into her own journey. I would love to see more of her, and I would absolutely kill to see a side story featuring Jane and her world. When you get to her you'll know why.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No