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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
adventurous
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
sad
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:
No
Maybe the most creative door world yet! I had been liking the series after Come Tumbling Down a bit less, but this one is now my second favorite - I do love rivers. Sadly the copy editing was pretty bad towards the end, I haven’t seen that many typos in just a few pages before.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really wanted to like this one, as Nadya is one of my favorite underdeveloped Wayward kids. Unfortunately, she stayed that way even when given her own story. It started out promising, especially with her navigating starting off in an orphanage and being adopted by parents who (at least her mom) doesn't seem to have her best interests at heart. Plus the tension of ableist assumptions of normal. But once she goes through the door, her story loses its thread and meanders through an undeveloped world. I didn't understand the water thing, and I really didn't have strong feelings about any of her family there. And the ending has zero sense of loss or drama. Just a disappointment of a book.