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The Purple Haze
by Andrew Einspruch
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There's a lot in this book that I really liked. First of all, the main character, Eloise, was perfectly done. From her personality to her inner thoughts, I thought the author got her down perfectly. How would a teenaged future heir would act on their first trip to the outside world after multiple embarrassments? The answer is Princess Eloise Gumball III.
Another thing I adored were the family dynamics. Being royalty would mess up certain aspects of family. A lot of fantasy media tends to show it just by making the family either terribly dysfunctional or abusive. But I liked that the Gumballs were mostly a good family. Slightly dysfunctional, of course, but there was genuine love that was shown and verbalised.
The worldbuilding! God, I loved the worldbuilding. From the difference in terrains, the one main religion having different sects, the fairs, the names. It was wonderful. The random tidbits were lovely.
The side-characters were, of course, a delight. From the small champion to the ever changing party members, there was real grit and life in every character that presented themselves in the scenes.
Reading this book was like watching a TV show. I mean this in a good way. The chapters were structured in such a way that there was a perfect suspense-knowledge ratio.
The start of the book (a solid 20%) was pretty slow. While it helped us understand the dynamics, I do believe certain things could've been fastened up.
Another thing I adored were the family dynamics. Being royalty would mess up certain aspects of family. A lot of fantasy media tends to show it just by making the family either terribly dysfunctional or abusive. But I liked that the Gumballs were mostly a good family. Slightly dysfunctional, of course, but there was genuine love that was shown and verbalised.
The worldbuilding! God, I loved the worldbuilding. From the difference in terrains, the one main religion having different sects, the fairs, the names. It was wonderful. The random tidbits were lovely.
The side-characters were, of course, a delight. From the small champion to the ever changing party members, there was real grit and life in every character that presented themselves in the scenes.
Reading this book was like watching a TV show. I mean this in a good way. The chapters were structured in such a way that there was a perfect suspense-knowledge ratio.
The start of the book (a solid 20%) was pretty slow. While it helped us understand the dynamics, I do believe certain things could've been fastened up.