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This was an amazing read. I was gripped in it's grasp from the first page.
The book is about a girl, named Agnieszka, that lives in a village near the evil and corrupted Wood. To protect the villagers from it, there is a Dragon stationed nearby (that is actually a wizard), who can keep the wood at bay. However, every ten years the Dragon requires a girl to live with him for as many years. All the villagers expect Agnieszka's best friend, Kasia, to be chosen, so when it's not her that is picked out, everyone is shocked. Agnieszka soon realizes that she possesses magic, ergo the reason the Dragon took her. Together they try to fight and keep the corrupted wood at bay.
The fantasy in this book was worked out beautifully. I loved the different works and forms of magic Naomi Novik used, it caused for me to be surprised everytime one of the characters used their magic. The story behind the woods also gripped and surprised me.
The writing style was sublime, I loved Naomi's use of words and sentences. They were beautiful, but at the same time understandable. Her description of the setting was descriptive and long enough to create the feeling that the reader was really there, but short and precise enough that it did not border on boring and 'I'm just gonna skip this paragraph'.
The story itself was very entertaining and fast paced. There was just one thing that missed. And for me that was crucial. So crucial, that Uprooted lost a star. Romance. Yes, there was romance. But not nearly enough. I am a sucker for romance and two scenes just don't do it for me. The story was all about bravery, tolerance and making sacrifices, which is all great and beautiful, but kind of repetitive and meaningless if there's almost no romance to compensate! My craving for romance is an addiction I know, but I can't help it.
Conclusion: add a few spoons of romance, and this would've been my favourite novel of 2015 and the beginning of 2016.
The book is about a girl, named Agnieszka, that lives in a village near the evil and corrupted Wood. To protect the villagers from it, there is a Dragon stationed nearby (that is actually a wizard), who can keep the wood at bay. However, every ten years the Dragon requires a girl to live with him for as many years. All the villagers expect Agnieszka's best friend, Kasia, to be chosen, so when it's not her that is picked out, everyone is shocked. Agnieszka soon realizes that she possesses magic, ergo the reason the Dragon took her. Together they try to fight and keep the corrupted wood at bay.
The fantasy in this book was worked out beautifully. I loved the different works and forms of magic Naomi Novik used, it caused for me to be surprised everytime one of the characters used their magic. The story behind the woods also gripped and surprised me.
The writing style was sublime, I loved Naomi's use of words and sentences. They were beautiful, but at the same time understandable. Her description of the setting was descriptive and long enough to create the feeling that the reader was really there, but short and precise enough that it did not border on boring and 'I'm just gonna skip this paragraph'.
The story itself was very entertaining and fast paced. There was just one thing that missed. And for me that was crucial. So crucial, that Uprooted lost a star. Romance. Yes, there was romance. But not nearly enough. I am a sucker for romance and two scenes just don't do it for me. The story was all about bravery, tolerance and making sacrifices, which is all great and beautiful, but kind of repetitive and meaningless if there's almost no romance to compensate! My craving for romance is an addiction I know, but I can't help it.
Conclusion: add a few spoons of romance, and this would've been my favourite novel of 2015 and the beginning of 2016.