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A review by feryesreadingcorner
Das begabte Kind by Juno Dawson
5.0
I honestly had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up that book at the bookstore.
It sounded like a fun read about a group of grown up witches (lovely change from the young adult stories I have read in the past) who are good friends with each other and get thrown into an adventure.
When I glanced at the glossary at home and realized it was going to at least mention some LGBTQ related things, I got excited, still not knowing what exactly I'd get into.
Did the book sometimes felt like an excuse of the author to talk about some very important social issues? Yes. Did I love every second of it? I sure did!
We got awesome magic power, grown up protagonists with grown up problems and realistic relationships with each other, a broad spectrum of topics that get addressed and that work well with the story and the worldbuilding, and an interesting plot (even though it only really starts to build up and the actual "meat" of the story is probably yet to come in the following books).
Also, the villain made me absolutely furious and frustrated in a way that I've never experienced with a book so far. 5 stars.
It sounded like a fun read about a group of grown up witches (lovely change from the young adult stories I have read in the past) who are good friends with each other and get thrown into an adventure.
When I glanced at the glossary at home and realized it was going to at least mention some LGBTQ related things, I got excited, still not knowing what exactly I'd get into.
Did the book sometimes felt like an excuse of the author to talk about some very important social issues? Yes. Did I love every second of it? I sure did!
We got awesome magic power, grown up protagonists with grown up problems and realistic relationships with each other, a broad spectrum of topics that get addressed and that work well with the story and the worldbuilding, and an interesting plot (even though it only really starts to build up and the actual "meat" of the story is probably yet to come in the following books).
Also, the villain made me absolutely furious and frustrated in a way that I've never experienced with a book so far. 5 stars.