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A review by residentskeleton
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
4.0
This is one of those books I can't say too much about without dwelling into potentially spoilerish territory, so I will be brief.
Some books I never really know about until I turn the final page. For instance, I loved Alison Goodman's Eona literally all the way up to the final chapter. I still liked it afterwards, but the ending proved to be so utterly disappointing that I could no longer love it.
Midwinterblood was the opposite for me. For 90% of the time I was reading this book, I didn't understand what was so great about it. It was interesting, but not amazing as I had been led to believe. Then came home stretch and everything changed. Marcus Sedgwick's tale of strangeness went from "meh" to being truly creepy, touching, and, quite honestly, brilliant.
But be warned, if you decide to pick this one up, don't give up half way through. You will probably walk away feeling the characters are flat and the writing is just a little too whimsical. I almost gave up once or twice for the reasons stated above. I'm glad did not. Stick with it. You will not be disappointed. Highly recommended.
Some books I never really know about until I turn the final page. For instance, I loved Alison Goodman's Eona literally all the way up to the final chapter. I still liked it afterwards, but the ending proved to be so utterly disappointing that I could no longer love it.
Midwinterblood was the opposite for me. For 90% of the time I was reading this book, I didn't understand what was so great about it. It was interesting, but not amazing as I had been led to believe. Then came home stretch and everything changed. Marcus Sedgwick's tale of strangeness went from "meh" to being truly creepy, touching, and, quite honestly, brilliant.
But be warned, if you decide to pick this one up, don't give up half way through. You will probably walk away feeling the characters are flat and the writing is just a little too whimsical. I almost gave up once or twice for the reasons stated above. I'm glad did not. Stick with it. You will not be disappointed. Highly recommended.