A review by mothiver
The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda

adventurous hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Having a little more room to breathe works in this book’s favour, I think, and Soldeen is great fun as a “final boss”.
The “Live on Evil” feels a little cliche now, but I can’t get mad because I remember how it rocked my WORLD when I was little - I’m not the target demographic anymore, I can’t get too judgy.
I forgot how horror-adjacent this series got sometimes… can’t help but feel bad for all the people who died as worms